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Tensions on the streets appeared to be calming as the interim government tried to show it was distancing itself from the old guard. The government began freeing political prisoners and an investigation was reportedly opened into the overseas assets of the country's ousted president and his deeply resented family.

A conference of "Maudsley parents" meets in San Diego this week. They are involved in a new eating disorder treatment aimed at helping their anorexic children. The Maudsley Approach uses intense monitoring and family support to get adolescents to eat normal meals again.

The defense in the case against Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner has yet to file for a change of venue. One option is San Diego, where U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, selected to preside over the case, is based.

President Obama has ordered government agencies to review federal regulations and eliminate the ones that don't make sense. It's one more step in the Obama White House's effort to improve its relationship with the business community and stake out positions in the political center.

Groups Sue U.S. Forest Service Over Approval

Several ministers quit the newly formed Cabinet as hundreds of demonstrators massed in the capital city to demand that the government be purged of the old guard that served ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Nearly 80 civilians have died since the unrest that began last month and has spread to other parts of the region.

The relationship between China and the U.S. seems to grow more complicated every day, whether the issue is China's growing military might or how to handle North Korea. But economic issues, like the value of China's currency, are also likely to find a place on the U.S. and Chinese leaders' agenda.

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The relationship between China and the U.S. seems to grow more complicated every day, whether the issue is China's growing military might or how to handle North Korea. But there are prickly and persistent economic issues the two leaders will have to navigate, too.

Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising to free political prisoners and opening its government to opposition forces long shut out of power. Demonstrators carrying signs reading "GET OUT! demanded that the former ruling party be banished altogether.