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As a group, the Republican candidates see the issue as an opportunity to portray President Obama as a big spender who lacks leadership skills on the economy. By pressuring their party leaders in Congress not to compromise with the White House, they have added another complication to an already difficult political calculus.

With the common enemy of Hosni Mubarak gone, the brotherhood faces internal divisions over its future direction. It could be vague on political positions in the past, but "now it's got to make hard choices," one analyst says.

The visiting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff watched an anti-terrorism exercise and flashy displays of fighter jets. But he also heard criticism of U.S. military spending from his counterpart, as the two countries work to repair tense relations.

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Just as the Tea Party rode a public backlash against government spending, the National Tequila Party Movement hopes the latest crackdown on illegal immigration can help mobilize Latino voters in 2012.

Public support for the medical use of marijuana is rising, but the Obama administration has begun lashing out against the drug. The Justice Department has warned that dispensaries aren't immune from prosecution, even in states where medical use is legal.

A national fish farming initiative announced in Carlsbad yesterday aims to increase seafood production and create jobs -- but environmentalists are concerned it could affect the ocean's health.

Officials in Washington and Paris say Syrian authorities loyal to President Assad instigated the attacks.

In the United States the recession officially ended two years ago, but in much of the country housing prices are still falling, jobs are hard to come by and growth remains weak.

The San Diego region figures to get a boost in jobs and seafood production from the federal government.