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Shawn Mitchell, a Democratic candidate for Virginia state Senate in Loudoun County, disagrees with his GOP rival on the role of the federal government in health care. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Prosecution witness Nicole Alvarez looks toward the jury box as she testifies in Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. (Associated Press)
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta places a memorial wreath at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Monday, during his first trip to Israel as defense secretary. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Dr. Richelle Cooper, an emergency room physician, testifies during the Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2011. (Associated Press)
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In this photo from Sept. 29, 2011, Kandace O'Neill poses with her 7-month-old daughter, in Lakeville, Minn. O'Neill's views on child vaccinations are shared by many parents who don't follow federal vaccine advice. Her 5-year-old son has had no vaccinations since he turned 1 and the baby girl has received none of the recommended shots. (Associated Press)
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Syrian army soldiers carry the coffins of comrades killed in recent violence in the country during a funeral procession on Oct. 1, 2011, at the military hospital in Homs, Syria. (Associated Press/SANA)
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Washington's Mike Green celebrates with goalkeeper Tomas Vokoun on Friday after the Capitals defeatied the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a preseason shootout. Green says it's only natural for the team, especially veterans, to ramp up the intensity as the regular season approaches. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Mothers arrive to pick up their children from Flowers School in Montgomery, Ala. (Associated Press)
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With sophomore Michael Rocco (pictured) still nursing a rib injury, David Watford may get his first career start against Idaho. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)
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Defense attorney Edward Chernoff questions Robert Russell, a former patient of Conrad Murray, during Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in downtown Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich outlines his 2012 campaign platform on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a 27-year-old dealing with a rare cancer in "50/50." It's not a buddy movie or romantic comedy but has elements of both. (Summit Entertainment via Associated Press)
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Michael Amir Williams, Michael Jackson's personal assistant, testifies Wednesday in the trial of Conrad Murray, the doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the superstar's June 2009 death. (Associated Press)
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Moe Maraachli (center), with his son Joseph, reviews discharge plans with Dr. Robert Wilmott at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis before leaving to return home to Ontario. Canada, in April. Joseph died Tuesday. (Photo via Associated Press)
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Conrad Murray wipes away a tear during the defense's opening arguments in his trial at Superior Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Dr. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is gambling on a favorable response about statehood from the U.N. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators for and against make their case outside the involuntary manslaughter trial for Dr. Conrad Murray. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Holding a sunflower given her by a fan, Michael Jackson's sister Latoya arrives as the involuntary manslaughter trial for Dr. Conrad Murray. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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BITTER PILL: John Castellani, president and CEO of PhRMA, cautions against cutting from 12 years to seven the length of a patent on a company's new drug. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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Conrad Murray wipes away a tear during the defense's opening arguments in his trial at Superior Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Dr. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (Associated Press)
