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Good morning, everybody. With little fanfare, Will Forte’s leaving SNL. Now, your morning constitutional: Former President Jimmy Carter has left North Korea with Aijalon Mahli Gomes, whose release he had successfully gone to North Korea to secure. An increasing number of congressional Democrats are backing an extension of the Bush tax cuts, even those just for the wealthy, while some former Republican lawmakers are backing new taxes to reduce the budget deficit. Military trainers shocked how bad Afghans are at driving. Katrina recovery efforts seem to have unevenly favored the rich and affluent in Louisiana and Mississippi....

Good morning, folks. Unfrozen Caveman Center-Fielder will stay in Detroit. Now, your morning constitutional: John McCain fends off a challenge from the right, Ben “Obama’s the Worst President Ever” Quayle wins his crowded primary, and Lisa Murkowski might need to find a new job. Also, nobody’s quite sure what happened in Vermont. Jimmy Carter is in North Korea on a mission to secure the release of an American prisoner and, quite possibly, break an impasse in U.S.-North Korean relations. The Mexican Navy has discovered 72 dead bodies on a ranch in Tamaulipas, the largest discovery of dead...

Good morning, everybody. Is Lauren Hill back? Now, your morning constitutional: Seventeen days after they were trapped in a cave-in, rescuers discovered 33 miners still alive in a small gold and copper mine in northern Chile. The rescue. however, could take months. There is still no official result of this weekend’s election in Australia, and it’s expected to end with a hung parliament. How Australia would navigate a hung parliament. Many economists believe that home ownership will never be as generous an investment tool as it was during the second half of the 20th century. Protesters for...