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Members of the armed services are prohibited from speaking out against the war in Iraq. The Uniform Code of Military Justice limits what they may say about political issues. But as opposition to the war mounts, some service members are finding ways to air their opinions.

A bill that would remove the traditional light bulb from California store shelves is moving forward at the state Capitol. An Assembly committee has approved Democrat Lloyd Levine's bill to phase out t

A clash has broken out between Iraq's prime minister and U.S. leaders in Iraq over a three-mile-long concrete wall around a troubled neighborhood on the north side of Baghdad. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, on a visit to Cairo, called for the project to stop.

The Virginia Tech shootings have prompted an international debate on whether to change gun laws. And one California lawmaker is adding his proposal to crack down on the sale of bullets around the stat

Opposition candidates for Nigeria's presidency refuse to accept results that show a win for ruling-party candidate Umaru Yar'Adua. Outside monitors also say voting was marred by violence and ballot tampering.

Nigeria held elections Saturday that, if successful will mark the first handover of power from one elected leader to another since Nigerian independence 47 years ago.

At the United States Supreme Court this week, a newly constituted court — with two new Bush appointees — changed the landscape on abortion. By a 5-4 vote the court upheld a regulation banning the abortion procedure that opponents call partial birth.

The lead-up to Saturday's presidential election in Nigeria has been chaotic. Vice President Atiku Abubakar, running as an opposition candidate, was initially ruled ineligible because of corruption allegations — before being ruled eligible by Nigeria's top court. But the ballots have already been distributed around the country.

The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. But while the Predator was designed as a reconnaissance airplane — and later retrofitted with Hellfire missiles — its successor was designed to attack. The MQ-9 Reaper is twice as fast as the Predator, and can carry far more ordnance.

Officials at the San Diego chapter of Planned Parenthood say they’re outraged by the Supreme Court decision upholding the federal ban of a particular abortion procedure. KPBS reporter Kenny Goldberg