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: ISLANDS 
Clue: 3,414-foot-high Carrantuohill west of Killarney is the highest peak on this island

SOLUTION: ireland

PROBLEM: Category: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 2008 OLYMPICS 
Clue: A journalist for ITN was detained & manhandled for covering a "pro-" this region protest held early in the Olympics

SOLUTION: tibet

PROBLEM: Category: CRY 
Clue: His apparent tears during a New Hampshire campaign stop damaged his 1972 presidential bid

SOLUTION:
edmund muskie