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This week, NFL officials are expected to meet with prosecutors in New York state, where the D.A.'s office is investigating alleged distribution of steroids and other banned substances over the Internet.

Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County District Attorney, is arguably the area's most powerful politician. Former U-T reporter Kelly Thornton talks about her five-part series on Dumanis that appeared this month on VoiceofSanDiego.org.

In a bid to get out of bankruptcy, United Airlines is expected to off-load its pension plans on the federal government's Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. Most United workers will receive something close to the same benefits they were expecting. Many high-earners will get substantially less.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will lift emergency rule Saturday, but only after changing Pakistan's constitution to ensure he cannot be challenged in court, according to a senior offiicial.

The Senate goes into its second day of debate on what supporters have titled "the Marriage Protection Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. The bid to ban same-sex marriage faces stiff opposition, and many Democrats call the debate a waste of the Senate's time.

A Senate panel will investigate claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency improperly allocated disaster relief funds to Miami-Dade County after last year's hurricanes. The county was not hit as hard as other parts of Florida by a series of major storms.

This small town in San Diego County won a skirmish with Blackwater Worldwide on Wednesday, as residents voted to recall five members of a planning board that endorsed the global security contractor's

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's considering early release of some prisoners to deal with prison overcrowding. We'll get an update on the governor's efforts to ease prison crowding.

Rigoberto Alpizar died Wednesday after being shot by federal air marshals at Miami International Airport. Willoughby Mariano, a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, discusses the life of Alpizar, who lived in Maitland, Fla., with his wife.

Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer's has only tepid support, even among his allies within New York's political establishment. Some Democratic officials have called for Spitzer's resignation. A Republican opponent has threatened impeachment if Spitzer doesn't resign.