Voters in New Hampshire
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Countdown to 8 p.m., when the polls close in New Hampshire. Early voting in the state has already taken place — towns with fewer than 100 voters can open the polls beginning at midnight. The early (early, early!) voting has John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama in the lead.

It's amazing, really. A campaign that was all but written-off a few months ago (John McCain), and another viewed as entertainment and merely a campaign for vice president (Barack Obama) are now the main events.

As my father would say, some country, this America!

So who better to break it all down for us than two veterans of the New Hampshire political scene — Dee Dee Myers, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and Felice Belman, Executive Editor of the Concord Monitor?

And, for added flair, my Spanish teacher! It's a long story but here it is: Charlene Clinton was my Spanish teacher at St. Paul's School in Concord, NH. She is not only a MA in Spanish, but an attorney who has worked in college administration and private school administration. But, in all the years I've known her, she's never been interested in politics, until now. She went to her FIRST EVER political rally on Sunday in Derry, NH. We'll let her tell you why.

Also, we continue our conversation about slavery with both sides of the New Jersey debate on whether states should apologize for slavery (pdf). It was a feisty conversation. That's all I'm going to say...

And, the Mochas; I found this week's chat to be a helpful, helpful conversation. I hope you do, too. We plan to have a "Part II" conversation next month because we just feet there is more to talk about on this subject. So, if you have questions or comments about how to talk to your teen (or a teen you are close to) about sensitive subjects such as sex and responsibility, please, send them to us. We'll compile them and have them ready for the Mochas and our guest Mocha, Jennifer Lippincott (co- author of 7 Things Your Teen Won't Tell You).

PROGAMMING NOTE: Check me out later during NPR's special election coverage of the New Hampshire primaries, tonight 8-11 p.m. ET. Also, we'll have live updates to the TMM blog. So, meet us back here.

I need a nap...