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The agency announced the temporary measure as it considers a permanent ban.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, expected to testify at back-to-back Senate hearings, vowed to give the federal agency that regulates oil drilling "more tools, more resources, more independence and greater authority" in the wake of the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.

The Schwarzenegger Administration is submitting a plan to shrink the prison population that falls short of what a panel of federal judges ordered. The panel gave the state until Friday to figure out how to cut 40,000 inmates over two years to address overcrowding.

The Navajo Nation bumps up against the east side of Grand Canyon National Park. Some tribal members say the helicopter noise is too loud and disturbs their livestock. Other Navajos would like to operate tours like the Hualapai Tribe on the west side of the canyon.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking the federal government for nearly five billion dollars in economic stimulus money for California schools. School officials in the Imperial Valley hope the mone

In the lead-up to next week's Supreme Court arguments on the health care act, Republicans have been energized by their desire to see the law repealed. But if the Supreme Court strikes it down, the ruling could complicate the GOP race.

Michelle Obama Honors, and Rewards, Military Families

President Obama filled some job openings at the White House this week. Two veterans of the Clinton administration are stepping in, as chief of staff and as head of the president's economic policy team. It's all part of the president's preparations for the second half of his term.

San Diego and the nation have seen and increase in the number of homeless families.

Some San Diego homeowners are willing to pay hundreds of dollars extra in property taxes every month for newer and better-equipped public schools.