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A firestorm erupted this week after an expert panel released recommendations that yearly mammograms aren't necessary for all women younger than 50. The criticism isn't surprising, given the emotional valence of breast cancer. But not everyone thinks the panel is wrong.

The stock market is ending 2010 on an up note, and investors are slowly growing more hopeful about the economy. But wild swings in the market over the past few years, coupled with high unemployment in the U.S. and a banking crisis in Europe, have left investors cautious.

In a sign that the central bank is growing increasingly worried about the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held out new hope Tuesday — in the form of a possible interest rate cut. The Fed also said it would start buying unsecured commercial paper to take the bite out of the credit crunch.

Job prospects are bleak in California for veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Part of President Barack Obama's education team is traveling through California this week to talk about which reforms are needed to help Latino students. The first stop was in San Diego on Sunday at San Diego Mesa College.

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The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it would lend American International Group $85 billion to help stave off a financial crisis worldwide. In return, the government gets a major stake in the company. "It's almost like French-style capitalism here in the U.S.," says David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal.

San Diego Mayor's says the choice of local resident Alan Bersin as the country's new Border Czar could benefit the city.

Public schools in San Diego's poorest neighborhoods are now doubling as food stamp enrollment centers for low-income families.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says San Diego County programs to protect and conserve habitat of threatened and endangered species will receive more than $12 million in grants.