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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Monday for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. The French economist and diplomat has said he is not guilty. (Associated Press)
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New York hotel workers jeer Dominique Strauss-Kahn as he arrives at the courthouse. "New York is the wrong place to mess with a hotel worker," said Aissata Bocum, a Ramada Inn housekeeper. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Justine Golden, a tour guide at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, N.H., talks to visitors about Frost's life as a poultry farmer when he lived on the farm. It has been 100 years since Frost sold the farm before becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, but it was there that he found inspiration for some of his most memorable works.
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 14, 2007 photo, the site of the demolished Sands Hotel and Casino is seen in Atlantic City, N.J. Pinnacle Entertainment scrapped their plans to build a mega- casino on the site and is trying to sell the land where it would have gone. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
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** FILE ** Waiting to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
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**FILE** First lady Michelle Obama introduces the Department of Agriculture's new guide to healthy eating, My Plate, on June 2, 2011. The plate graphic replaces the familiar pyramid and has an accompanying website. (Associated Press)
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chris McCartin of Arlington shoots out from a green-side bunker during the first round of the Nationwide Tour Prince George's County Open in College Park. McCartin carded a 3-over 74 on the University of Maryland Golf Course.
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Photograph provided by the DC Jazz Festival Chilean native Claudia Acuna will bring her bilingual vocal talents to the jazz festival with a performance on the Mall on June 12.
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Photograph provided by the DC Jazz Festival Freddie Young and his harmonica will top the bill for the Jazz on the National Mall show on the afternoon of June 12.
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Toby Foyeh (left) will bring his unique fusion of traditional Nigerian Yoruba tribe music to the Mall on June 12 for an all-day, family-friendly event.
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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA INC. A KOA Lodge in Petaluma, Calif., with a bathroom, indoor shower, comfortable beds and kitchenette with microwave, is perfect for a group getaway. A park model unit in El Capitan Canyon, a campground resort near Santa Barbara, Calif., is at right. Camping still can mean tenting, or it can mean comfortable lodging and a full roster of activities.
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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA INC. A KOA Lodge in Petaluma, Calif., with a bathroom, indoor shower, comfortable beds and kitchenette with microwave, is perfect for a group getaway. A park model unit in El Capitan Canyon, a campground resort near Santa Barbara, Calif., is at right. Camping still can mean tenting, or it can mean comfortable lodging and a full roster of activities.
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A spring vegetable salad and a grilled steak are ready for eating. Portions of the salad can be placed on the grill. (Associated Press)
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Sarah Palin waves to visitors on a ferry as she leaves Liberty Island in New York on June 1, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin holds hands with people gathered for Memorial Day weekend events on the National Mall in Washington on May 29, 2011. Palin rode to the mall from the Pentagon with motorcyclists in the traditional annual Rolling Thunder rally. (Associated Press)
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The Stratton model has a center-island kitchen and breakfast area on the main level. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two full baths. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet. This model has a finished recreation room on the lower level.
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The contemporary-style home at 2414 Vermont St. N. in Arlington's Lee Heights neighborhood is on the market for $1,099,000. The four-bedroom home was built in 1954.
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The press seems relish the idea of a cat fight between tea party "darlings" Sarah Palin (left) and Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination. Or how about a ticket with the two of them? (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** A Nov. 27, 1968, photo shows the exterior of the Pierre Hotel in New York. Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, former chairman of Egypt's Bank of Alexandria and currently an executive with El-Mex Salines Co., was arrested on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, on charges of sexually abusing a maid at the hotel. (AP Photo)
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray gestures to the crowd as he cruises down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
