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San Diego city council holds hearings today into proposed water and sewer rate increases. Some groups support the mayor’s plans. But others are still opposed to the rate hikes. KPBS reporter Alison S

There are still not enough donors in the U.S. to meet the soaring demand for organs. But doctors and health care professionals are working to get needy patients the lifesaving organs they need.

Has the women's liberation movement really made a difference? Anyone wondering whether it has, has only to compare American life today with what it was in 1960. We look at how women, men and society began to change when women started to reject second-class status.

President Bush says his administration won't cut Social Security benefits for retirees or those about to retire. Bush's comments follow calls from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to reduce the federal deficit through adjustments to Social Security and Medicare. Greenspan did not suggest cuts for current beneficiaries, but did urge lawmakers to raise the eligibility age for retirees. Hear NPR's Jack Speer.

Lawmakers pass legislation making U.S. contractors operating overseas accountable under U.S. law. The legislation comes after the recent shooting deaths of Iraqi citizens by Blackwater USA, the North Carolina-based private security firm hired to protect U.S. State Department officials in Baghdad.

San Diego City Council will consider Tuesday whether to honor a deal made when Point Loma's Naval Training Center was closed in 1996. The city owes homeless agencies more than a million dollars for an

A German appeals court finds Mounir El Motassadeq guilty of being an accessory to mass murder. Motassadeq was a friend of some of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers when they lived in Hamburg, Germany, including the apparent ringleader, Mohamed Atta.

After nearly four days of wading through potential jurors who claimed bias against the Bush administration, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton on Monday finally certified 37 impartial people, 16 of whom will eventually serve in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates more quickly if inflation suddenly worsens. Greenspan, testifying on Capitol Hill, noted the nation's improving economic conditions but said the Reserve would remain vigilant to stabilize prices. NPR's Jack Speer reports.