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Argentina's first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner swept passed 13 other challengers to win the presidential election. She replaces her husband, President Nestor Kirchner. Argentina's first democratically elected woman president promised to extend economic revival.

A drought has severely depleted water resources in the Southeast, and reservoir levels are so low that the governor of Georgia has declared a water supply emergency in the northern part of the state. Guests discuss the impact the drought has had on the region and how the crisis is being managed.

Genarlow Wilson, a high-school student sentenced to 10 years in prison for engaging in consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl, was released from prison on Friday after serving two years of his term. In a 4-3 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Wilson's sentence "cruel and unusual punishment."

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman were among the first casualties of a strike by members of the Writers Guild of America, pitting writers against TV and movie producers. Media critic Eric Deggans and Larry Andries discuss the strike, its effects on writers of color, and what it means for upcoming television seasons.

Since 2003, the StoryCorps project has recorded 15,000 personal conversations between family members and friends. A new book chronicles some of the stories, and two participants describe what it was like to share their private stories with millions of radio listeners.

Tim Borland ran 63 marathons in as many days to call attention to ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare degenerative children's disease. His quest began in California on Labor Day, took him to 26 states, and ended at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

The new book Daughters of Men, written by Rachel Vassel, profiles African-American women and their fathers. Dr. Helene Gayle, CEO of the nonprofit organization CARE, joins Vassel in a conversation about the unique relationship between black fathers and their daughters. Gayle is featured in the book.

The Hollywood writers' strike is affecting a number of regular columnists at Day to Day. We hear from them.

President Bush met Monday with the Turkish prime minister — in hopes of defusing a conflict at the Iraqi border between Turkey and Kurdish militants. The president also spoke about the crisis in Pakistan, where President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule Saturday.

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif says the U.S. must "put its foot down" with President Pervez Musharraf if it is sincere in its support of democracy in Pakistan. He calls the U.S. response so far to Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule "lukewarm" and "disturbing."