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John McCain and Barack Obama skirmished over issues ranging from the nation's fiscal crisis to its foreign threats in their first nationally televised debate. The two senators pressed their basic themes: McCain stressed his experience, while Obama claimed his was the broader vision.

Opposition to nuclear reactors runs deep in Germany. But a new shift in public perception is under way as the country turns to alternative sources of energy in the face of global warming.

The fly back to Washington, faux campaign suspension, delay the debate announcement and contribute nothing shenanigans are not just bush league Machiavellian moves; they show a dangerous disregard for a nation in peril. McCain is a powerful Senator whose input and influence is valued, but he is not a direct party to any of the relevant committees negotiating the bailout. Crisis is read as a campaign opportunity and fear as potential political capital - Karl Rove's playbook is tattered and worn. McCain has found the limits to how far a war hero can go in wrapping himself in the flag and portraying blatantly political maneuvers as acts of patriotism. Captaining the McCain campaign is the weightiest executive position McCain has ever held - and it has been a reactionary, pin balling, flip flopping and unstable ship since it left port.

Arnold Marquez runs the Philippine Cinema Showcase, and he says "the main goal is to exhibit films that both the San Diego's Filipino community and mainstream audiences can enjoy. To the extent non-Filipino audience members take advantage of this opportunity to discover a national cinema nearly unknown in the U.S., the Showcase will better acquaint them with the Philippines and lend them an appreciation of some recent, very interesting developments in that country's motion picture industry."

In a matter of weeks, South African leader Thabo Mbeki was ousted and replaced by Kgalema Motlanthe, a relative newcomer. The change marks the biggest political upheaval in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994.

The first presidential debate, which is set to focus on foreign policy, could tell us a lot about candidates McCain and Obama and their views on foreign policy and national security. It's all a matter of asking the right questions.

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President Bush cautioned that the country faces a severe economic crisis. The speech from the White House East Room Wednesday night, followed a second day of hearings on Capitol Hill with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Some lawmakers are pushing the White House to accept a smaller bailout of $150 billion.

A new study says a high-speed train system in California would bring jobs to San Diego. The study also says it would ease freeway gridlock in the region. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has more.

As the U.S. looks to expand its missile defense system to Poland and the Czech Republic, it is meeting criticism from political leaders and the public who are worried about future expansion. Russia staunchly opposes the move.