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The ongoing battle between labor and business groups in San Diego played a big role in Tuesday's election. From Propositions A, D and J to the city council and county supervisors races, labor and business interests were pitted against each other. We discuss how the debate between labor and business is affecting local politics, and how it could impact the future of our region.

It started as a banner year for female candidates. More ran in party primaries than ever before, especially Republicans. Some posted big victories Tuesday. But for the first time since the 1970s, the total number of women in the new Congress will likely drop.

In key races across the nation, candidates won -- and lost -- in part because of the television and Web ads they ran. The Message Machine looks at nine ads that were truly unique and really made a difference in the 2010 campaign.

Nowhere is the Volga River more hallowed than in the city named after it: Volgograd, better known as Stalingrad, site of one of World War II's most important, and bloodiest, battles. Today, Volgograd residents are still adjusting to the post-Soviet changes that have altered Russia.

Drink beer, build sculptures and go see Mavis Staples this weekend. Culture Lust has a long list of lustable events for you to choose from this first November weekend.

What's the best way to improve the nation's struggling public school system? We speak to education historian Diane Ravitch about her book "The Death and Life of the Great American School System." Find out why the former advocate for No Child Left Behind is now opposed to using a "top-down" approach to reform struggling schools.

This segment on healthcare starts with the news of California's federal waiver allowing the addition of 500,000 more people to MediCal. Then New York Times bestselling author T.R. Reid ("The healing of America") tells us that " despite all the rights and privileges and entitlements Americans enjoy today, we have never decided to provide medical care for everybody who needs it." Reid talks about what we can learn from other countries -- if we're willing.

The federal government has given California a waiver to expand and restructure the Medi-Cal program. The waiver will allow the state to put into motion some of the key elements of health care reform.

During Nancy Pelosi's four years as speaker of the House, Congress approved the massive health care overhaul, an $800 billion stimulus bill and a multibillion-dollar rescue of the banks. But her accomplishments were denounced by angry voters this campaign season, and now she must relinquish the speaker's gavel.

Republicans regained control of the House on Tuesday in part with a pledge to "repeal and replace" the new health law. But as large as the new GOP majority will be come January, it's still not large enough to override a presidential veto. In addition, the Senate will still be controlled by the Democrats, who are unlikely to go along with the repeal effort.