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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean announced that he is abandoning his campaign for the presidency, but vowed to continue the fight to change American politics.

San Francisco's City Hall spent Valentine's Day weekend granting marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, despite a California state law forbidding same-sex marriage. Spencer Michels reports on the rush to the altar and the legal challenges aimed at stopping…

Correspondent Ted Robbins of KUAT-Tucson gets perspectives on President Bush 's proposed immigration reform plans from some of those whom it will affect the most -- the Latin-American immigrant population in the American Southwest.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., hopes that the Wisconsin primary will solidify his spot as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, while the other candidates fight to retain their relevancy. Jim Lehrer discusses the primary and its possible implications with New York…