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A Senate panel is due to hear the hotly contested issue of how many hours truckers can safely drive. The Bush administration lengthened time behind the wheel in 2004. But safety advocates sued, saying tired truckers are putting themselves and everyone else on the road at risk.

The Democratic-controlled House is expected to give final approval to an omnibus spending bill that includes $70 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, ending a months-long impasse between Congress and the White House.

The California State Assembly passes a $14.4 billion health insurance reform plan. Health reporter Kenny Goldberg explains the complicated details, which groups support and oppose it, and when citizen

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday agreed to overturn a 32-year-old ban and allow broadcasters in the country's top 20 media markets to own a TV or radio station and a newspaper in the same market. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin pushed the vote through despite strong opposition.

Congress approves the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years, a measure that will boost vehicle fuel-efficiency mandates to 35 miles per gallon.

A political suspense thriller is unfolding in Kenya. No fewer than nine candidates are running for president, but from nearly every angle, it is a two-man race between Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki.

Consumers taking out home mortgages are getting new protections against foul lending practices under a plan introduced by the Federal Reserve. New rules safeguard subprime borrowers. The heightened lending standards come amid fresh news that housing construction fell.

Gov. John Corzine has abolished the death penalty in New Jersey, the first state in 40 years to do so. State Sen. Ray Lesniak, a Democrat, and Clay Richards, of Quinnipiac University, discuss the landmark decision and whether other states will follow suit.

South Korean voters are set to go to the polls to elect a new president. But unlike most elections over the past 20 years, North Korea and its nuclear weapons are not a major issue. That's because of the Sunshine Policy which has included 10 years of engagement with North Korea.

The Senate is debating a bill that would restrict the Bush administration's broad power to conduct warrantless eavesdropping. One of the most divisive issues is whether to grant telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits over their participation in the government's wiretapping program.