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Melissa Block talks with voice-over artists Dennis Steele and Scott Sanders about how to make a threatening voice for a political ad.

Ken Lay, the former chairman of Enron, testifies that he was not responsible for Enron's collapse. He blames former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow and The Wall Street Journal for destroying the company. Lay faces six counts of conspiracy and fraud.

President Bush speaks at the NAACP's 97th annual convention in Washington, D.C. It's his first visit to the gathering since becoming president. Democratic Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama have already addressed the gathering of about 4,000 people.

State lawmakers say California’s troubled healthcare system is due for a major overhaul. Democrats in the legislature are introducing their ideas. And Governor Schwarzenegger is scheduled to unveil h

San Diego appears to be applying the brakes to a redevelopment project that could re-define the city's downtown landscape. The Center City Development Corporation has postponed its final public hearin

Federal prosecutors submit evidence they say merits a life sentence for Richard Reid, who pleaded guilty to attempting to blow up a jumbo jet with explosives hidden in his shoes. Before that could take place Reid was subdued by passengers and crew members aboard an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami. Sentencing is Jan. 30. Alex Ashlock reports.

A jury recommends a $9 million award in punitive damages to a man who blamed his heart attack on Vioxx. The jury found that the drug manufacturer, Merck, failed to warn about the risks of its arthritis drug and misrepresented the risks to physicians. The jury had already recommended $4.5 million in compensatory damages.

The board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is set to consider a new inquiry into the activities of its former chairman, Kenneth Tomlinson.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger, joined by many members of the state legislature, are not enthusiastic about President Bush's proposal to deploy National Guard troops to guard the Mexican border against illegal crossings.

E. coli is back in the news. At least 71 people got sick after eating at Taco Bell. Early testing suggested tainted California produce was to blame. There was no connection, but the state's multi-bill