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Animal rights activists picketed the San Diego County Fair last weekend over allegations of abuse by a Riverside County company selling elephant rides to fair patrons. We'll find out about the standards for management and care of elephants in captivity.

There's been a surprising about-face on the 20-year old effort to build a landfill in Gregory Canyon; Mobile-home owners in Oceanside are predicting the worst about a move to eliminate rent control; and we have more on the Surfing Madonna.

ANAYLSIS: Surprising many, Rep. Michele Bachmann inserted herself firmly in the Republican presidential sweepstakes with a polished and confident debate performance largely wrung of the overblown, and frequently false, rhetoric that has made her a cable news favorite.

The mystery of who constructed the Surfing Madonna mosaic has been solved. Surfer and art lover, Mark Patterson considered his artwork of Lady Guadalupe as a gift to Encinitas, giving the message to "save the ocean." Many citizens in Encinitas think the surfing Madonna is a positive addition to the community, while others think it should be removed.

Redistricting could change the political landscape in San Diego County and throughout California. We speak to Senior Metro Reporter Alison St. John about how the state's legislative districts could change in the future, and why the county's redistricting process is different from the way the state now draws its districts.

Opponents of gay marriage are challenging notions of judicial neutrality in a San Francisco courtroom on Monday. They're arguing that a federal judge who struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage last year was biased because he's in a same-sex relationship.

After six months in office, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a budget that cuts billions. The Republican's approval rating has dropped, which doesn't help Republicans in an important swing state as they prepare for 2012.

One researcher found that the most powerful people are 30 percent more likely to have an adulterous affair. Another researcher found that people with power overestimate sexual interest.

President Obama is bringing in new civilian and military leaders in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon. Despite this, and a scheduled July deadline for drawing down troops, analysts don't expect any major shift in the administration's war strategy. Two experts weigh in on the war and its progress.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party is expected to win a third term in power Sunday, thanks to improvements in housing and health care. Opposition leaders hope to prevent the party from winning a two-thirds majority, which would allow it to rewrite the constitution essentially without constraint.