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Zimbabwe's government and party are in disarray and can no longer govern effectively, say President Robert Mugabe's critics, who include U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell. Growing numbers within both the country and his own government want Mugabe to quit, citing soaring inflation and unemployment.

This year, new or one-time tax breaks are available that many people qualify for. But they don't appear on the printed forms many taxpayers use, making them easy to be overlooked. Robert Siegel talks with Kevin McCormally of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

Amid recent concerns over the past firings of eight U.S. attorneys, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is reaching out to the ranks of federal prosecutors. Gonzales says he wants to talk about balancing Justice Department priorities with those of the local prosecutors.

Dr. Douglas Gwatidzo has been a witness to the results of beatings and other physical abuse suffered by political opponents of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe. Gwatidzo will participate Friday in a briefing for the U.S. Congress.

The public is invited to weigh in tonight on the latest blueprint for the development of Fiesta Island. That's the nearly 500-acre man-made peninsula in Mission Bay. As KPBS Radio's Andrea Hsu reports

The Senate Judiciary Committee gives chairman Patrick Leahy the authority to subpoena top White House officials, including political adviser Karl Rove. Leahy says the White House's offer to let them testify without an oath or transcript is unacceptable.

Exactly one month ago, 22-year-old law student Kareem Amer was sentenced to four years in prison for what he wrote on his personal Web site. His case has shed a spotlight on the country's laws concerning online speech.

Two opposition activists arrested in Zimbabwe over the weekend have been released. The government of Robert Mugabe is widely seen as being behind a series of recent attacks on political opponents.

Democrats in Congress are gearing up for big votes in their attempts to scale down the war in Iraq. The White House is requesting $100 billion in emergency war funding.

Spring is here and that means the deadline to file taxes is right around the corner. On Wednesday's Full Focus we'll talk taxes and the IRS's new focus on customer service. We'll hear from a CPA about