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San Diego police and Sherriff's officers were out in force yesterday to keep control of a demonstration outside the County buildings on Ruffin Road. The protestors were there to attend the county's fi

Propelled by news of his fundraising success, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made four campaign stops Thursday in Iowa. He has raised $25 million in the first three months of the year to fund his bid for the White House. That's only $1 million less than his main rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).

California could become the first state to vote on whether the U.S. should withdraw from Iraq. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ explains.

Thousands of people are back on the streets of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Two years after the country's Orange Revolution, Ukraine is once again in political crisis. This time, opponents of the pro-Western President Victor Yushchenko are demonstrating — defying his call for new elections. Legislators and the prime minister call the move unconstitutional.

Sen. Barack Obama proved this week he can match presidential rival Sen. Hillary Clinton step for step when it comes to raising money. But in Iowa, voters are still asking for more specifics on subjects like health care. Michelle Norris talks to David Greene.

Why does a private military contractor want to build a large training facility in the East County community of Potrero? Why is the majority of the community opposed to the proposal? Host Tom Fudge s

When New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson went to Sudan to broker a peace deal, he went as a private citizen, and with the blessing of the State Department. This week, President Bush blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria. Former presidential envoy George Mitchell discusses freelance diplomacy.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf faces protests at home — and given his stance on the Taliban, eroding support in the West as well. Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid parses the challenges and possibilities of contemporary Pakistani politics.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have spawned some new veterans groups who are in a rebellious mood. One is the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association headed by Paul Rieckoff, who was a lieutenant during the invasion of Iraq. Another is Votevet.org, headed up by Jon Soltz. They have different agendas and different approaches.

At a White House news conference, President Bush covers a variety of subjects. He says Democrats who have declined to pass a war-spending bill satisfactory to the administration are wasting their time.