- Russia Strives to Maintain Economic Momentum

Margaret Warner is filing a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, she answers some viewers' questions about her reporting trip. - Palin Rattles Political Establishment With Surprise Resignation

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin surprised reporters awaiting an announcement that she would not run for reelection next year by adding that she was resigning this month and would pass all responsibilities off to her lieutenant governor. - Supreme Court Term Brought Some Surprises

Legal Analysts Linda Greenhouse and Thomas Goldstein examine the impact of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the term, including a narrow ruling on the landmark Voting Rights Act. - Russian Foreign Minister Sees 'Improvement' in Relations With U.S.

In the third of her series of reports from Russia, Margaret Warner talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the future of U.S.-Russian relations, last year's Georgian War, and negotiating a new nuclear arms treaty. - Palin Resignation, Franken Win Top Week's News

Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that granted Democrat Al Franken a U.S. Senate seat over Republican Norm Coleman. - Economic Troubles Mean Quieter Independence Day in Many Towns

A party, even to celebrate America's independence, just didn't make it into the spending plan in parts of Patchwork Nation. Nixa, Mo., a socially conservative "Evangelical Epicenter," ended a 22-year tradition when it canceled its Sky High Fourth of July. - Wedding Dresses, Vending Machines And Other Economic Quandaries

Why do drive-up ATM machines have Braille dots? Why to brides buy expensive dresses while grooms rent tuxes? Robert Frank, author of "The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times," guest blogs about everyday economic mysteries.


