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The Washington Times' building on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Times) **FILE**
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (right) chats with Theodore McCoy of Baltimore outside Northeast Market in Baltimore on Monday. Mr. O'Malley was in a rematch with Mr. Ehrlich for the governorship. Mr. O'Malley won on Election Night.
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AIG, seen here in New York, has been shedding assets since it first received a bailout package two years ago. (Associated Press)
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Graphic charts local broadcast TV ad revenue and the portion of that revenue from political advertising
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File - In this Sept. 29, 2010 file photo, a visitor operates a Nintendo 3DS featuring 3-D imagery during a press conference by Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata where he launches the new game machine which will hit the Japanese market in Feb., 2011 in Chiba near Tokyo, Japan. Nintendo reported Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, it sank into the red for the fiscal first half, battered by a rising yen that hurts exports and plunging sales as demand for its game machines ran out of steam. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the new Apple Macbook Air laptop at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)
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FILE - In this June 4, 2010 file photo, Grammy Award winning singer Mariah Carey performs during the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shareholders' meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)
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The center-island kitchen in the Mount Vernon model at Hunting Crest has 42-inch maple cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and recessed lighting. A mudroom and laundry room are nearby.
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Retired Gen. Merrill McPeak, seen here in March 2008 in Eugene, Ore., endorsing Barack Obama for president, disagrees with Mr. Obama's bid to end the military's ban on open gays. (Associated Press)
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BLOOMBERG Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, speaks at the "Mortgages and the Future of Housing Finance" symposium in Arlington, Va. He said the central bank and other regulators are examining financial firms' home-foreclosure practices.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE In this Sept. 8, 2010 photograph, a Costco customer prepares to pump gasoline at a Costco in Redwood City, Calif.
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** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner listens to questions at a press conference during a meeting of the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke advised Congress earlier this year to avoid big spending cuts now and rein in spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare over the next five to 10 years. (Associated Press)
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George Osborne, Britain's Treasury chief (center), delivers the Comprehensive Spending Review in London on Wednesday. Mr. Osborne ordered $128 billion in spending cuts through 2015. (Associated Press)
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Protesters clash with police during a rally in London against spending cuts on Wednesday. Britain will slash benefits and jobs to make the largest cuts to public spending since World War II. (Associated Press)
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A set of Audrey Hepburn stamps that are up for auction are seen in Berlin, Saturday Oct. 16, 2010. The bidding starts at 400,000 euro (565.000 US dlrs) and the money will be donated to the Audrey Hepburn`s Children Fund. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)
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Look for Julian Assange, founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, to be back in the news with a fresh set of classified documents.
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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Investors are running up the price of Yahoo Inc. shares after a report saying AOL Inc. and a group of private equity firms may bid for the Web company.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
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FILE - This file photo made June 7, 2010, shows a sign for Yahoo! in New York. Investors are running up the price of Yahoo shares Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, after a report saying AOL and a group of private equity firms may bid for the Web company. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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In this Oct. 3, 2010 photo, a customer purchases an a Apple iPad at a Target store in Cupertino, Calif. Apple's shares topped $300 for the first time Wednesday, Oct. 13, as stellar iPad sales and a planned expansion into China continued to give investors high hopes for the iPhone maker's already healthy prospects. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
