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An advantage of being the incumbent in the Oval Office seeking re-election was readily evident Monday in President Obama's roll-out of his administration's latest effort to help struggling homeowners. The president's executive power allows him to actually put into effect real changes as opposed to merely proposing them which is pretty much all the Republican presidential candidates can do.

The housing initiative will help homeowners with little or no equity in their homes refinance by cutting the cost of doing so and removing caps for deeply underwater borrowers.

Local and federal authorities have both been cracking down on San Diego medical marijuana dispensaries in recent weeks. KPBS looks at what impact the federal action is likely to have.

Redefining Family

A sweeping plan that will decide how millions of dollars are invested in transportation over the next 40 years is about to be approved.

They rose to fame 40 years apart, but Rita Moreno and John Leguizamo say they both faced some of the same hurdles in a town that sometimes just sees brown — and they both got over them with a signature sense of humor.

Fuel convoys are expensive and dangerous, pushing the military to seek out new energy sources. That frequently pairs them with alternative energy startups, which some call risky ventures. For the companies themselves, the chance to work with the military means more investment and a chance to expand.

In September 2010, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed had a job with the city government in Buffalo. Before the end of the year, he was in Mogadishu, fulfilling an obligation he felt to help change the situation in his homeland.

As President Obama tours the nation ahead of the 2012 election, he's visiting Democratic and Republican territories alike. Amid a time of big news abroad, the president is continuing to push his jobs bill at home.

Obama has always been opposed to the war in Iraq, and is fulfilling a campaign promise to bring the American involvement to an end. He says troop levels in Afghanistan will also be coming down.