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The federal government is proposing to designate San Diego County part of a key electric transmission corridor. This would let the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission override local and state opposit

Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is negotiating an agreement to resign, NPR has confirmed. The development comes after the bank's board met Wednesday to consider Wolfowitz's fate, and caps weeks of controversy swirling around the former deputy defense secretary.

The Department of Energy has proposed two electricity corridors -- one in our region. The proposals would allow federal power to trump local land use decisions. One of seven public hearings on the pro

A 2006 FBI raid on the office of Rep. William Jefferson was the first of its kind. The case has since been tied up by legal wrangling over the FBI's authority in carrying out a search warrant. Tuesday, three federal appeals judges tried to untangle the legal morass.

The 10 Republican candidates for president held their second debate last night in South Carolina. The state is seen as critical to choosing the next GOP nominee. Abortion and terrorism were key points for the debate.

Iran and other countries — not terrorist groups — are most likely to pose the next nuclear arms threat, author William Langewiesche says. Their goal: wield nuclear weapons for political power.

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Imperial Beach may still get its sand. The U.S. senate voted down a proposal that would have stopped federal money from shoring up the city's coastline. Charles Davis reports from Capitol Hill.

Once British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced he would be stepping down in June, the ruling Labor Party began the process of finding a successor. But there is little suspense about the process; Finance Minister Gordon Brown is the sole legitimate candidate.

Bajagua, a local developer, is pushing ahead with plans to build a sewage treatment plant in Tijuana -- even though the federal government has suspended the contract. Some environmentalists say the Ba