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President Obama's fiscal commission begins its final round of meetings Tuesday, which may or may not produce a plan to cut the nation's growing debt.

Immigrants rights activists in San Diego plan to join their counterparts nationwide on Saturday to ask the U.S. Congress and president to overhaul the country's immigration system. Saturday is May Day, or International Workers Day.

The Justice Department charged 14 people who allegedly have been helping funnel young men in the U.S. to a terrorist group in Somalia, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.

Both labor and business groups are voicing concerns over the Governor's plan to fix the state Unemployment Insurance Fund. He's called on lawmakers to address the issue in this month's special legisla

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Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey say the flow rate from the blown-out well is at least twice as much and possibly five times as much as estimates cited by BP. The oil giant says engineers won't know until at least Thursday afternoon whether the latest attempt to plug the leak is succeeding.

San Diego County has received a $2 million federal grant to continue providing mental health services to survivors of the October wildfires. The County has been offering special help ever since the di

A new Planned Parenthood initiative aimed at providing discounted health care during tough economic times is drawing both praise and criticism. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, explains the idea behind the organization's gift certificates and why they are not concerned with critics.

Republicans said they would attempt to change the bill on the Senate floor after reaching an impasse with Democrats on efforts to compromise in private talks. The move ended GOP tactics that had stalled the bill.

The City of San Diego has reached a compromise on a pension reform ballot measure that's supposed to save the city more than 300 million over 5 years.