When the Obamas (Obamases?) last Tuesday congratulated each other with a fist pump, news outlets weren't sure what to call the move. Fox News chimed in by suggesting that it was a "terrorist fist jab."

What?

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has struggled to explain and then overcome his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the controversial ex-pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Women should receive equal pay for equal work. A simple concept, but is it enforceable?

Maybe not. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that Lilly Ledbetter couldn't sue her former employer for sexual discrimination because she waited too long -- more than the 180-day limit -- after receiving her first unfair paycheck. But Ledbetter said she didn't discover the details of the discrimination until she had worked more than 18 years, making such a filing impossible. A new Senate bill would widen the window for sexual discrimination lawsuits, but Senate Republicans are opposed.

American law has for more than 30 years adhered to an eye-for-an-eye legal standard for capital punishment: Only murderers could be executed. But that may be about to change. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 16) heard the case of a Louisiana man facing the death penalty for brutally raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter.

Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday (April 8) to update Congress on the war in Iraq. The good news? Violence has been reduced. The bad news? The security gains are fragile. Petraeus recommended leaving at least 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after July, with a review of troop levels every 45 days after that.

When will America's involvement in Iraq end? Is victory still possible? How can it be achieved? Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis, moderators of RedBlueAmerica.com, weigh in.

Ben Boychuk