After 10 years chronicling the lives of teenagers in the Bronx, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc talks about inner-city hopelessness and the hypocrisy of family-values conservatives who ask poor people to abandon their families.
Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court With as many as three justices expected to retire, Obama may have the opportunity to reshape the conservative-leaning court. Our experts eye the candidates. By Justin Jouvenal
Come back, Joe. All is forgiven Did McCain sidekick Joe Lieberman receive a nuclear wedgie or a warm, welcoming hug from Senate Democrats? By Mike Madden