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An Orange County Assemblyman is the latest politician to lose his career over an illicit affair. KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner discusses the sex scandals of the summer and why politicians keep misbehaving. -
One of the most dramatic moments during President Obama's health speech to Congress came when Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, shouted, "You lie," after the president said none of the proposals would apply to illegal immigrants. -
We'll get a preview from NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley of President Obama's major speech to the nation on health care reform. The speech will be live on KPBS Radio at 5 p.m. -
With control of the health care debate slipping from his grasp, President Barack Obama pitched his ambitious plan to both conservative talk radio and his own liberal supporters Thursday - and denied a challenge from one backer that he was "bucklin' a little bit" under Republican criticism. -
The health care debate came to San Diego last night. Congresswoman Susan Davis was in town to speak at a Hillcrest Town Council Meeting. When word of her appearance leaked, people on both sides of the debate showed up to make their voices heard. -
President Obama argued during a prime-time news conference Wednesday that the American economy cannot be rebuilt without overhauling the nation's health care system. "Even as we rescue this economy from full-blown crisis," Obama said, "we must rebuild it stronger than before. -
What's it like to be a freshman Republican congressman nowadays? We speak to Congressman Duncan D. Hunter about his first year in office, the nation's ailing economy, and how he thinks the nation's health care system should be changed. We'll also get Hunter's thoughts on the U.S. military's strategic shift to the West Coast. -
Now that General Motors has declared bankruptcy, what will happen to stock and bond holders, union workers, and dealerships of both active and defunct brands? How will the U.S. Government's ownership of 60 percent of GM play out? And what can taxpayers expect? -
SAN DIEGO -- Vice President Joe Biden appeared at Naval Air Station North Island today to speak to the sailors of the USS Ronald Reagan. The Vice President took the opportunity to voice the administration’s support for the sailors. He said he and President Barack Obama are working to improve the quality of life for service members and their families. -
The Obama administration on Wednesday immersed itself in high-stakes diplomacy with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeking more cooperation against Taliban militants. At the outset, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton publicly apologized for a U.S. bombing strike that the Afghans said killed dozens of civilians.
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