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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands in the shadow of the Fyodor Dostoyevsky monument in Dresden, Germany, 2006.

Vladimir Putin Is Right Out Of A Russian Novel

Russia has a long and legendary literary tradition that can perhaps give us insight into their president today.

Al Franken's campaign website allows users to download b-roll of the candidate, including a file called "Franken reading to children."

What's With This Video Of McConnell Doing Stuff?

Congressional campaigns have been releasing b-roll of their candidates, which can then be used for superPAC ads in their favor. Footage of Sen. Mitch McConnell got some extra attention online.

Planned Parenthood worker Alicia Gonzales promotes the Affordable Care Act during an outreach event for the Latino community in Los Angeles in September.

Latinos Wary Of All-Out Push To Sign Up For ACA

Latinos are the most uninsured group in the country, but they're newly leery of President Obama and the Affordable Care Act.

Senior high school students wearing Soviet-era navy uniform march during a daily ceremony of changing the guard of honor at the WW II Memorial to the Heroes of the defense of Sevastopol 1941-1942 in Sevastopol, Crimea, Saturday. Russia says it doesn't plant to invade mainland Ukraine.

Russia Says It Doesn't Plan To Invade Ukraine

"We have absolutely no intention of - or interest in - crossing Ukraine's borders," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a Russian TV station Saturday.

Would March Be Less Mad If Players Were Paid?

A ruling this week that football players at Northwestern University could join a union has prompted dire warnings, but the most popular college sports probably wouldn't change much at all.

A lot more people now know who Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst is, which was the point of the hog-castration line in her campaign ad.

In Politics, Hog Castration Cuts Through The Ad Clutter

When you see an ad like those for Joni Ernst, Senate candidate and ex-hog castrator, you're viewing a message meant to grab voters emotionally, a technique that works better than repetition.

Facing the zombie apocalypse with apathy, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in "Shaun of the Dead."

SDSU Offers Its First Zombies Class To Reanimate Students

Zombies 101

Holder Says Federal Government Will Recognize Michigan Gay Marriages

In between court rulings, the state allowed gay marriages, but then said they would not be recognized. On Friday, Attorney General Holder said 300 marriages would be valid at the federal level.

Civil War: The Untold Story

Airs Sundays, Jan. 17-31, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Roundtable: More On Balboa Park Flameout; Minimum Wage; Homeless Housing Under Fire

There was less to the Balboa Park party plan than met the eye -- much less. There's a campaign afoot to raise the minimum wage in San Diego. And San Diego's approach to housing the homeless may lead to penalties.

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