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A hint of the gathering storm came more than two weeks ago, when a polite older woman named Mary called into an AARP-sponsored health care "tele-town hall" with a question for President Obama.

Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleads guilty to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge. Vick admitted helping kill six to eight pit bulls and supplying money for gambling on the fights. He will be sentenced on Dec. 10.

Some California lawmakers are trying to address the needs of Hispanic farmers whose population is growing in San Diego and the Imperial Valley. But powerful interest groups are competing against them

A high school in Wayne County, N.C., has a student population that is poor and 99 percent black. That's not the case at other public high schools in the same county. The disparity has prompted a civil rights inquiry — and complaints about what one leader calls "re-segregation."

Senator Dianne Feinstein is worried that some people who lost their homes in the fires don't have home insurance. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has that story.

President-elect Obama presented former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota as his pick for secretary of health and human services, but the news conference was dominated by questions about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges.

A conservative backed by the Tea Party movement, Haley is the heavy favorite to win a runoff for her party's nomination in South Carolina's gubernatorial race. But her campaign has been tested by allegations of marital infidelity and questions about her religious beliefs.

San Diego drivers are paying an average of $3.77 for regular unleaded gasoline right now, which is about 25 cents higher than a month ago. We speak to U-T reporter Onell Soto about why gas prices are increasing right now, and if we can expect prices to continue to climb in the spring.

About 150 Tijuana Municipal officers and their families asked federal authorities again today to please return municipal officers' weapons. Federal officials took the guns away more than two weeks ago

What's the latest news on the state budget deficit? Will Democrats put up a fight over Republican Sen. Abel Maldonado's nomination for lieutenant governor? We speak to John Myers, from "The California Report", about the top stories in Sacramento.