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In any other year, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson would have been a shoo-in for May's GOP primary: He has experience in politics and the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But Rand Paul, son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul, has jumped to a surprising double-digit lead.

Federal prosecutor Carol Lam contacted the Justice Department after she obtained a warrant to search the home and office of former CIA official Kyle "Dusty" Foggo. The next day, the attorney general's chief of staff wrote to the White House deputy counsel about "the real problem we have right now with Carol Lam."

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How are efforts to slow the spread of the swine flu affecting operations at the U.S.-Mexico Border? How are businesses in Tijuana being affected by the swine flu outbreak? We speak to KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson about how the swine flu is impacting activities at the border, and throughout Baja California.

Auto executives are spending a lot of time trying to make the case that a turnaround is well under way, and this week's International Auto Show in Detroit showcases what the future holds for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Ford got off to a good start — winning both car and truck of the year — while Chrysler has become opaque.

Four years ago, a 20-year-old woman was raped and beaten on a South Dakota reservation. Her case is one of many incidents of sexual assault on Indian territory that are not reported or investigated. Tribal leaders blame an overstretched police force and federal indifference.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court revisited an issue it had appeared to resolve just months ago dealing with crime lab test results and when crime lab analysts must testify in court. In two cases from Virginia, the court flirted with undermining or reversing that ruling.

President Obama promised to make overhauling immigration laws a top priority in his first year as president, but the odds that it will happen even in his second year seem long. Thousands of activists plan to converge on Washington, D.C., in hopes of prodding him to action.

Job losses have hit San Diego's biotech sector already. But the major damage from the slumping economy may be yet to come. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.

Department of Homeland Security officials are hosting regular conference calls with law enforcement officials in border communities like San Diego to help inform border policy. KPBS Reporter Amy Isack