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Federal energy officials have endorsed a controversial proposal to build a dam in the Cleveland National Forest. Environmentalists say the billion-dollar proposed hydroelectric project would destroy t

The Oakland public schools have quietly re-evaluated their policy on head lice. Students with the annoying parasites are no longer barred from school. Officials say the new policy is a more rational approach to how lice are spread.

Monday, the Senate begins debate on a resolution to oppose the president's troop increase. Democrats struggle with a more aggressive tactic — cutting off funds — for fear of being accused of neglecting troop needs.

Public meetings kick in this week on the controversial Sunrise Powerlink project. San Diego Gas and Electric wants to build a 150-mile transmission line that would link energy sources in the Imperial

Two of Latin America's most influential leaders — Mexico's Felipe Calderon and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez — had a public spat this week. Calderon's presidency faces major challenges, including price increases for basic foods. Chavez, however, is steadily consolidating power in pursuit of 21st Century socialism.

President Bush received a warm welcome from House Democrats at their caucus in Williamsburg, Va., this weekend. But the president and his opponents still don't see eye to eye on much of anything.

Small portions of the National Intelligence Estimate on the situation in Iraq were released this week. It says political extremism is on the rise, along with insurgent violence — and sees more chaos ahead.

The White House says the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq makes a good case for President Bush's troop build-up. But Democrats say the report shows how badly U.S. policy has failed.

A United Nations panel released a highly anticipated report Friday about global warming. It concluded that the heavy use of fossil fuels is heating the planet, and could have dangerous consequences in the foreseeable future.

The long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate, released Friday, had a pessimistic assessment of the situation in Iraq. The estimate comes as the Senate prepares to debate a resolution on the war.