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The Grammy Awards: It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

Wow, I'm kind of impressed. Mitt Romney has left the race.

The Wisdom of King Solomon

Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor in Congress, represented California's 12th District since 1980. He died a month after disclosing he had cancer of the espohagus.

The Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach a tentative accord after a lengthy writers' strike. Who would get the better of a battle fought largely over Internet revenue?

In Kenya, more than 1,000 people have died in ethnic violence following disputed elections in late December and more than 300,000 more have been driven from their homes. The turmoil has flared through all parts of the country. The violence has taken a particularly heavy toll on the nation's vital tourism industry.

Inflation is taking a toll on Russians. In the past year, prices of some goods have risen by more than 50 percent. The government has taken a hands-off monetary policy, imposing price controls rather than adjusting interest rates. As inflation continues, it casts a spotlight on the growing gap between Russia's rich and poor.

Kenya's battling political factions were discussing details of a possible joint government after weeks of bloodshed over disputed elections that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 people, a lawmaker said Friday. But former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is acting as a go-between, said no agreement had yet been reached.

More than 2 million Iraqis have fled the country since the war began. The U.S. expects to receive 12,000 by October. Joe Roberson, director of the Church World Service's Immigration and Refugee Program, talks about where the others have gone.

The Senate passed a $150 billion economic stimulus bill on Thursday aimed at jump-starting the lagging U.S. economy. The goal is to put money in the pockets of American consumers. President Bush is expected to sign it into law.