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President Obama's budget proposal includes a roughly $300 million cut from the Community Development Block Grant program. Popular with state and local governments, the program funds everything from affordable housing to job creation programs. Local officials from both parties say such cuts will only hurt cash-strapped cities and counties.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's political genius has been his skill in creating a state that revolves completely around him while claiming that he has no formal role in government and is simply an adviser to the people.

The unanimous vote came as supporters of the Libyan leader imposed a virtual reign of terror over Tripoli. Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama said Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately.

Female and Hispanic farmers who can prove discrimination by the Agriculture Department could receive up to $50,000, thanks to a new offer announced Friday by the Obama administration. Lawyers for the two groups, however, say their clients deserve more money.

The Libyan leader pumped his fist as he made a surprise address to crowds in the capital, blocks from where government gunmen on rooftops reportedly fired down on protesters streaming out of mosques. Several witnesses told the AP that a number of protesters died, but the reports could not be immediately confirmed.

Breaking News: White House Announces Sanctions Against Libya

Mayor Jerry Sanders and other local officials released a $4 billion wish list this week for redevelopment projects for San Diego. City leaders are hoping to secure funding for the projects in case Governor Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate local redevelopment agencies is approved. We discuss why local politicians are fighting to keep the redevelopment funds, and how the city could be impacted if the agencies are eliminated.

Could the push to limit the collective-bargaining rights of government workers in Wisconsin come to California? We talk about recent labor battles in San Diego County, and discuss how the nationwide campaign to reduce public employee benefits could affect the middle class.

How might the uprisings in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Egypt affect global politics? And, what role should the United States play in shaping the future of the Middle East and North Africa? We discuss the latest news on the political unrest in Libya and its surrounding countries.

Libya's Moammar Gadhafi made a surprise appearance in the capital in which he told a crowd of supporters that together they would "defeat any foreign attempt" to overthrow his regime.