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German national Jens Soering was convicted in Bedford County, Va., of killing his girlfriend's parents in 1985. (Associated Press)
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FILE--Exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan in this April 1998 file photo. U.S. authorities are investigating whether four separate cells of terrorists were involved in Tuesday's devastating attacks. At least one set of hijackers is believed to have crossed from Canada and had ties to Bin Laden, law enforcement officials said Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001. (AP Photo)
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Members of Congress stand and applaud as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky stands in the steel-and-glass defendant's cage in a Moscow courtroom on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. An appeals court upheld Khodorkovsky's second conviction, but it also reduced his prison sentence by one year. Tuesday's decision means that Khodorkovsky will remain in prison until 2016, a total of 13 years. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Inmates pass the time in cramped conditions at California State Prison in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court on Monday endorsed a court order requiring California to cut its prison population by more than 30,000 inmates to improve overall health care. (California Department of Corrections via Associated Press)
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Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer described the arrests as "yet another concrete demonstration" of the renewed focus the department has placed on organized crime families. (Associated Press)
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This handout X-ray photo provided by the Chiapas State Attorney General Office in Mexico shows, according to the attorney's office, migrants from Latin America and Asia inside a truck heading to the U.S. at a checkpoint near Tuxtla Gutierrez. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Maryland's Kevin Cooper (right) takes a shot as Syracuse's Scott Loy defends during the first quarter in Foxborough, Mass. Grant Catalino scored in overtime to put the Terrapins in the NCAA semifinals.
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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens on May 19, 2011, to proceedings in his case in New York state Supreme Court. (Associated Press)
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A man, holding up a sign that reads in Spanish "Annul the amnesty right now!!," demonstrates on May 19, 2011, in front of the Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Chamber of Deputies is discussing a law to overturn an amnesty for human rights crimes by the military during Uruguay's 1973-85 dictatorship. (Associated Press)
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Former Virginia governor and former U.S. Sen. George Allen runs a consulting firm, but he is not registered as a lobbyist because he uses former aide Paul Unger as a contractor federal lobbyist who is not a part owner or employee of George Allen Strategies in Alexandria. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and wife Patti arrive at court earlier this month for his second trial in Chicago. Blagojevich, who was convicted of one count of lying to the FBI in his original trial, faces 20 federal counts at his second trial.
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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens to proceedings in his case in New York state Supreme Court on Thursday. A judge set bail at $1 million Thursday. (Associated Press)
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Jeremy Barnes shows off the 2007 Honda he is selling near his home in Greensboro, N.C. With used-car prices at 16-year highs, and a child on the way for him and his wife, Mr. Barnes is hoping to sell it for a good price. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS "To defend my husband I'm ready to fight tooth and nail," Anne Sinclair, wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, once said. The former French television journalist has flown to New York, where her husband is being held on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid.
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer speaks while leading the annual ceremonies in the Capitol to remember the Holocaust. Justice Breyer noted the rule of law is important in protecting mankind from the evils of arbitrary power. (Associated Press)
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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rider Phil Judge takes a horse back to the stables at Chanceland Farms in West Friendship, Md. The suffering of Maryland's tracks has filtered down to breeding operations and other aspects of racing.
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Rider Phil Judge takes a horse back into the stables after going around the track for a few laps at Chanceland Farms in West Friendship, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, arm and arm with his lawyer Billy Martin, leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, center, exits the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
