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President Bush struck a conciliatory tone Wednesday, in an effort to calm tensions between the U.S. and Russia. The president said Russia is not a threat to Europe, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's remark that he may aim missiles at neighboring countries in response to U.S. plans for extending a missile system into Poland and the Czech Republic.

San Diego County's new registrar of voters begins her job amid controversy over her hiring. She joins us in studio to address her past work as a sales representative for a company that sold the county

In Europe, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have exchanged strong words over a proposed American anti-missile defense system to be located in Eastern Europe. Gottemoeller says Russia strongly opposes the missile shield, and the Russian-American relationship is more tense now than it has been in many years.

The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, warned the U.S. and its allies to abandon what he called "arrogant policies." Ahmadinejad also seemed to dismiss any idea that his country would use its nuclear activities to build weapons. That is exactly what the United Nations and others fear most. But Tuesday Ahmadinejad asked the rhetorical question, "What is an atomic bomb good for?" He went on to say, "Thoughts can't be changed by a nuclear bomb. Today is the day of thought and logic."

Shortly after the Six Day War ended in 1967, Israel annexed East Jerusalem, a highly controversial move that is still not recognized internationally. Part of the fallout — the ownership of a Palestinian home in an East Jerusalem neighborhood on the frontline between Israel and Jordan — remains in dispute.

It's crunch-time at the State Capitol. By Friday, lawmakers in each house will know if their bills still have a shot at becoming law -- or if they're dead for the year. That means long hours this week

Today, the San Diego City Council votes to finalize a ban on big-box retailers, such as Wal-Mart Supercenters. Supporters of the ban say that these superstores hurt small businesses and bring traffic

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is in self-exile outside Pakistan but faces prosecution should she return. Even so, she has vowed to return to Pakistan to lead her party in elections later this year. Bhutto discusses her political prospects and the country's current ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) has been indicted on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa. Jefferson maintains that he is innocent.

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president and military ruler of Pakistan, faces his most serious political crisis since seizing power in a coup in 1999.