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Madea's Family Reunion grossed more than $30 million in its opening weekend at the box office. The movie's writer, director and co-star, Tyler Perry, talks with Ed Gordon about the lure of his main character, an outspoken black woman.

It is getting harder for many people to get consumer loans because higher credit scores are now required to qualify to borrow money. John Ulzheimer of Credit.com says a score of 700 used to be high enough to qualify, but now, in some situations, 780 is the target score.

Christine Lagarde is the first woman ever to head the economic affairs of a G-8 economy. Observers say she has the skills necessary to fill the shoes of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned to fight charges of sexual assault in New York City.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New York City's comptroller, Brad Lander, about what he says is a failed policy to deal with homeless encampments by the city.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

California and South Carolina Republicans appear ready to nominate women for governor in races marked by record money and infidelity accusations. Primary voters in six states will choose their party nominees for governor on Tuesday. The votes are a key step in a year during which 37 governorships will be up for grabs in the fall — including a whopping 23 open seats.

The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has not significantly reduced violence there, according to Thomas Fingar, the nation's top intelligence analyst. Meanwhile, President Bush has announced Donald Kerr as his pick to be the next deputy director of National Intelligence.

Barbie, Matthew Perry and the Roman Empire were among the most popular searches on Google this year.

In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty.

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