TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: RIDING I-10 
Clue: In this state, the 10 doesn't take that left at Albuquerque, but does hang a sharp right near Las Cruces

SOLUTION: new mexico

PROBLEM: Category: WOMEN SINGERS 
Clue: The 411 on this R&B singer: her song "Be Without You" was No. 1 in 2006, & her middle initial J. stands for Jane

SOLUTION: mary j. blige

PROBLEM: Category: POLITICIANS 
Clue: Jimmy Carter attended the 1996 funeral of this Maine senator, once his secretary of state

SOLUTION:
edmund muskie