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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Andy Murray of Britain during their semifinal at the Australian Open, in Melbourne, Australia, early Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said Thursday it will take five years to fix the system that allows U.S. agencies to share secret information. The 2010 WikiLeaks breach exposed weaknesses in the system. (Associated Press)
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Virginia House Speaker William Howell (right) talks with Delegate Christopher Stolle (second from right) as Delegates Mark Cole (third from right), Kathy Byron (third from left), Robert Orrock (second from left) and David Toscano (left) discuss a bill that would end the state mandate for girls to receive the HPV vaccine during a House session at the Capitol in Richmond on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Brad Lidge's best season came in 2008 with Philadelphia when he recorded 41 saves with 1.95 ERA. (Associated Press)
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Exhibit: She Got Game In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, which states that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." In short, this means that whatever federally funded sport men can do, women can also do. Putting aside the law's merits (plenty of folks think it has none), the world of women's athletics goes far beyond those sports covered by Title IX, as evidenced by the exhibit "She Got Game." Artist Cory Oberndorfer paints scenes from roller derby--a female-dominated sport that you won't find on any college campus; for her book "She's Got a Gun," Atlanta-based photographer and firearm enthusiast Nancy Floyd snapped photos of gun-wielding ladies from all walks of life. The real stunner at this exhibit, however, is Martin Schoeller's series of eight-foot-by-six-foot photos of female bodybuilders; sure to make your jaw drop and challenge your perceptions of female strength. Through March 18 at Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA. Phone: (703) 248-6800. Web: www.arlingtonartscenter.org
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Nina Shelanski takes a shooting lesson with instructor Matt Peirce at the Rancho de los Caballeros. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks at a United Parcel Service facility on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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**FILE** New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and son Greg attend the New York City Police Foundations 31st Annual Gala in New York on March 3, 2009. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** This June 7, 2011, file photo shows Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson waving to reporters as he arrived for Sands China's annual meeting in Hong Kong. He’s an ardent supporter of Israel and a megabillionaire casino mogul whose empire is under federal investigation. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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Prince George's County Council member Leslie Johnson makes a statement to reporters in June after pleading guilty to conspiring to obstruct a federal corruption investigation. She initially said she would keep her council seat until sentencing, which was her right, but she was pressured into resigning at the end of July. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks slugged it out with Montreal's Rene Bourque on Jan. 18, retribution for Bourque's hit on Nicklas Backstrom that left the Capitals center with a concussion. (Associated Press)
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Gio Gonzalez, greeting members of the media at Nationals Park, will be part of a rotation that includes Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Obama is greeted Jan. 25, 2012, at the Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after speaking about manufacturing jobs. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 9, 2005, file photo, Chairman of Texas Instruments Thomas J Engibous shows a single-chip wafer designed and developed at TI's Bangalore development center, during a news conference in Bangalore, India. J.C. Penney Co.'s Myron E. Ullman III is stepping down as chairman and will be replaced by board member Engibous on Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)
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Presdient Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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"We have a big job to do, and it's one that the American people expect us to get done," said Rep. Dave Camp, the committee's chairman. (Associated Press)
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Protesters stormed the National Transitional Council offices in Benghazi, Libya, confronted its chairman, Mustafa Abul Jalil, and vandalized his vehicle on Saturday. Many Libyans accuse Mr. Abdul Jalil of running a one-man show. He served as justice minister in the Gadhafi regime but switched sides early in the revolution, which started in February. (Associated Press)
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Delegate Christopher T. Head, left, talks with reporters after the bill calling for drug testing of welfare recipients passed the House Health, Welfare and Institutions committee at the General Assembly Building in Richmond on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. On the right, Del. Vivian E. Watts, D-Fairfax, walks past. (AP Photo/Richmond times-Dispatch, Bob Brown).
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George Hanna of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in New Haven, Conn., picks up "Defend Life" signs to hand out as people exit Mass at Verizon Center in Washington. Advocates came from across the country for the annual March for Life. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Father Justin Kizewski, left, aof Chippewa Falls, Wisc., and Father Chris LeBlanc from Florida State University listen to confessions in the Acela Club at the Verizon Center during the Youth Rally and Mass for Life on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The group then moved on to the March for Life from the National Mall to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
