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For most presidential candidates, the path to the White House is a decades-long process of rising through the political ranks, building alliances and raising money. A few candidates might wake up and say, “Heck, I’m going to run for the presidency,” but most serious contenders are driven by lifelong ambition. Our president is an exception, but that only reminds us of the rule.

She chose her job over her kids. Lara Bazelon, a divorced mom of young children, a lawyer, a law professor and a writer published an op-ed in the New York Times this week about how prioritizing her work caused her to miss some of her young children’s birthdays, school events and quality time at home with the kids. Over 1,300 readers posted comments to the article revealing that the debate about working moms still rages on, but their remarks show how the discussion has changed from decades past.

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As Senator Kamala Harris rises in the early presidential polls, she is facing increasing scrutiny over her record as a prosecutor in California. In 2004, Harris became district attorney of San Francisco. She held the post until 2011, when she became the attorney general of California. We speak with Lara Bazelon, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Los Angeles has the biggest jail system in America and sends people to state prison at almost four times the rate of San Francisco, even though violent crime has fallen in both cities. And there has not been a death penalty case in San Francisco in decades, while prosecutors in Los Angeles are still seeking new capital cases after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions.