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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, is the first democratically elected woman leader in Africa. Since taking office in 2006, Johnson Sirleaf has fought to reconstruct the state and rescue Liberia's failing economy.

A special U.S. Navy operation freed Richard Phillips — the captain who was held captive by Somali pirates for five days off the east coast of Africa. U.S. Navy snipers shot to death three of the pirates on Sunday.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether Arizona is providing enough English-language learning under federal law. The case could limit a federal court's power to tell states to spend more money on English learners.

Vermont's Legislature overruled Republican Gov. Jim Douglas' veto and became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage. The Senate voted 23-5 and the House 100-49 to get the two-thirds needed in each chamber for a veto override. Nine years ago, Vermont was the first state in the nation to approve civil unions.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases in the coming weeks that could re-define government policies on race and civil rights. Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree explains the cases and gives his take on how the high court might rule.

In a special broadcast from Durham, NC, Tell Me More focuses on the economic and political climate in the state. Journalists Jim Morrill, of The Charlotte Observer, and Glenn Burkins, of Qcitymetro online news source , discuss how the Tar Heel State is coping with the nation's current economic crisis.

President Obama played like candidate Obama on Saturday — calling on his supporters to go door to door to get voters to pressure Congress to pass his budget.

President Obama used his second prime-time news conference to make the case for his economic agenda Tuesday night. But lawmakers are already making big changes to Obama's budget proposal.

This week, the Obama administration unveiled its plan to help banks get so-called toxic assets off their books. While it's unclear how far the plan will need to go, Christina Romer, the head of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, says getting a trillion dollars' worth off the banks' balance sheets will be "unbelievably helpful."

New York Gov. David Paterson said Friday at least 12 people were killed in an attack on an immigration-services center in Binghamton, N.Y. News reports say a gunman entered the building while firing, and took hostages.