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The drug industry's main trade group spent at least $101.2 million in 2009 on advocacy efforts during the contentious health care overhaul debate. A lot of the money went to lobbying and TV ads in favor of the law, but some went to its foes.

Julian Assange is wanted in Sweden over accusations of sex crimes. The move comes two days after Assange's website leaked some 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.

Sens. Kent Conrad and Judd Gregg are the first two elected officials to endorse the new cost-slashing proposal submitted by the co-chairmen of President Obama's debt commission. A final vote is expected Friday.

"The Gangster We Are All Looking For" is written in a historical context which includes the Vietnam War, refugees seeking asylum, and more.

Next week supporters of a deal to sell the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds to the city of Del Mar will try again to close the deal in the state legislature. A special session of the legislature has been called to address California's budget deficit and it's an opportunity to re-introduce legislation about the sale. Joining us to examine the issues and complexities involved in a potential sale of the fairgrounds is KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner.

San Diego's clean technology trade group is now part of a worldwide organization that seeks to expand opportunities for the growing sector. An event Tuesday night at the University of San Diego marked the new partnership.

Experts say they're finding similarities between the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska on March 24, 1989, and the Gulf of Mexico spill earlier this year -- including mental health problems among the communities' residents.

Democrat Kamala Harris has declared victory in the race for California Attorney General. The contest was too close to call for weeks, and Harris beat her Republican opponent, Steve Cooley, by less than one percentage point.

From Patricia Clarkson to Sammo Hung

A new mayor took the helm in Tijuana Thursday afternoon. The 65-year-old Carlos Bustamante was born in National City and has made his fortune in Tijuana.