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This week federal investigators are preparing to hold hearings into the cause of the fatal blast in San Bruno, Calif., last September. Preliminary reports from federal investigators cast blame on defective welds in a 60-year-old pipeline.

As unrest continues in Libya, rebels in the east now say they control most of supplies of the world's 12th-largest oil exporter. They've vowed to keep the oil flowing even if Col. Moammar Gadhafi clings to power in the capital.

With funding for public broadcasting under siege, KPBS General Manager Tom Karlo makes the case for support. He can't do it alone, so read more to learn how you can help.

The U.S. secretary of state called on the Libyan dictator to leave power "now, without further violence or delay," as the U.S. and European nations freeze assets of the Libyan regime. Meanwhile, a rebel commander said his forces used anti-aircraft fire to repel an attempted aerial bombing in the eastern city of Benghazi.

The deadline for parents to enroll their kids with pre-existing medical conditions in low-cost health insurance is Tuesday.

New governments in Tunisia and Egypt are starting the process of rebuilding their economies. Some scholars argue that religious customs have held back Arab economies. But John Cassidy of the New Yorker says bad governance and colonialism, not religion, are to blame.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi of using "mercenaries and thugs" against his own people on Monday as rebels said they thwarted an attempted aerial bombing of an eastern city.

Black history month is a perfect time to do a little re-examining of the link between the African-American diet and obesity. We'll hear about some small changes that can make soulfood, good for you.

San Diego Congressman Darrell Issa has built a staff with close ties to organizations that could benefit from the investigations conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, according to the Watchdog Institute. We speak to Watchdog Institute Executive Director Lorie Hearn about the ties Issa's staff has to billionaires Charles and David Koch, who made their fortunes in the oil and chemical business and are funders of a numerous conservative causes.

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