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Sen. John McCain was once known as a media favorite, but lately he's been at odds with news people. The reality is that at least in public, his campaign appears to be challenging the media's right to be seen as a referee at all. That's a high-stakes game.

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Airs Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

It took artist Leonard Knight almost 30 years to build a colorful mountain out of adobe and paint in the middle of the Imperial Valley desert. It’s called Salvation Mountain and it draws thousands of tourists to the area. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone finds out why a monument to religious salvation, now needs its own savior.

In a sign that the central bank is growing increasingly worried about the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held out new hope Tuesday — in the form of a possible interest rate cut. The Fed also said it would start buying unsecured commercial paper to take the bite out of the credit crunch.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals here in California has once again addressed the issue of the constitutionality of the "under God" reference in the Pledge of Allegiance. But this time its ruling was very different than back in 2002. Also on this Legal Update we'll hear about a decision regarding some very nasty talk on the internet.

Inflation is taking a toll on Russians. In the past year, prices of some goods have risen by more than 50 percent. The government has taken a hands-off monetary policy, imposing price controls rather than adjusting interest rates. As inflation continues, it casts a spotlight on the growing gap between Russia's rich and poor.

For the organizers of the Beijing Olympics, Friday's opening ceremony can't come soon enough. They're hoping that a spectacular show and a well-run games will quiet the talk about pollution and China's crackdown on dissidents.

Steven Pinker's new book about language is called "The Stuff of Thought." The relation between language and thought is clear, but controversial. Is language the stuff of thought, or is thought the stu

President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and his first idea is merging six sprawling trade and commerce agencies whose overlapping programs can be baffling to businesses.