SANTA CRUZ, Calif.  - Officials in California say damage to
two harbors hardest hit by last week's tsunami is worse than
originally thought.

The port director tells a local newspaper (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
that damage to the Santa Cruz Harbor could exceed $25 million, up
from $17 million.

That figure includes rebuilding damaged docks and other
infrastructure. But it doesn't include $4 million in damage to
private boats. At least 13 boats sank and another 100 were damaged.
Nine more are missing and possibly lost at sea.

Officials in Mendocino County estimate the tsunami caused about
$4 million in damage to the harbor in Fort Bragg.

In Crescent City, officials now say 63 boats were damaged by the
tsunami. Of those, 16 sank.

The inner harbor in the small fishing town was almost completely
destroyed.

WASHINGTON  - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan insists
the military can boost Afghan security forces to fight the Taliban,
begin a troop drawdown this summer and fulfill President Barack
Obama's goal of a long-term partnership with the Kabul government.

Facing a skeptical Congress and a war-weary public, Army Gen.
David Petraeus is seeking to build support for the continued and
costly U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, telling lawmakers the
conflict is turning around despite concerns about the viability of
President Hamid Karzai's government and the dedication of
neighboring Pakistan to root out terrorism.

The general concludes two days of testimony on Capitol Hill
Wednesday with an appearance before the House Armed Services
Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A man who falsely claimed to be a U.S. House representative from Georgia won't face charges after all.

Prosecutors on Tuesday moved to dismiss a case against D.C. resident Walter Nelson Lewis Jr. for wearing a lapel pin reserved for members of Congress. Lewis was arrested in December after police responding to a report of an assault talked to him and he claimed to be U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, a Republican. At the time, Lewis was wearing a congressional pin given to members to bypass security.

The U.S. Attorney's office did not give a reason for dropping the charge. If he had been convicted Lewis could have faced up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.