Politics

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“Countless people may be murdered with these weapons, yet the attorney general appears to be letting his employees slide by with little accountability,” says Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, of the Fast and Furious investigation. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama receiving an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 29 2012. (AP Photo/Pete Souza, White House)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves on arrival at Sarajevo Airport, Bosnia Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Clinton left Algeria for three days of talks in the Balkans, arriving Monday night in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. She plans to join the European Union's top diplomat in meetings with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo, urging those nations to make the necessary reforms to join the EU and NATO. She'll finish with meetings in Croatia and Albania, NATO's two newest members. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

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Foreign Minister of Bosnia Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija , left, greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton upon her arrival at Sarajevo Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Clinton arrived in Sarajevo late Monday for the first leg of a Balkans tour that will take her to Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia and Albania. (AP Photo / Saul LOEB)

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, front left, speak during a news conference following their meeting in Algiers, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/SAUL LOEB)

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, right, talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the Mouradia Palace, in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Clinton, on the first stop of a five-day trip overseas, met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as the United States and its allies ramped up preparations to fight northern Mali's breakaway Islamist republic. (AP Photo, Saul Loeb, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks to reporters after her meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub)

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, walks alongside Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, second right, following their meetings at Mouradia Palace in Algiers on Monday Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, as she arrives for meetings, at the Mouradia Palace, in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria's assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North African nation to provide intelligence, if not boots on the ground to help rout the al-Qaida-linked militants across its southern border. Clinton, on the first stop of a five-day trip overseas, met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as the United States and its allies ramped up preparations to fight northern Mali's breakaway Islamist republic. (AP Photo, Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, right poses with photographers with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the Mouradia Palace, in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo, Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, second right, walks alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, as she arrives for meetings, at the Mouradia Palace, in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria's assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North African nation to provide intelligence, if not boots on the ground to help rout the al-Qaida-linked militants across its southern border. Clinton, on the first stop of a five-day trip overseas, met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as the United States and its allies ramped up preparations to fight northern Mali's breakaway Islamist republic. (AP Photo, Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, centre, greets US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, upon her arrival at Houari Boumediene Airport, in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. US Secretary Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is on a five-day trip overseas to increase pressure on Mali's al-Qaida-linked rebels and help Balkan nations end long-simmering ethnic and political disagreements. (AP Photo, Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, front left, speak during a news conference following their meeting in Algiers, Monday, Oct .29, 2012. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub)

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“They don’t know that I’m fighting a labor force that knows they can sit at home and make as much money through entitlement programs, rather than coming to work for me. Washington doesn’t know that.” - Greg Froehlich, owner of Froehlich’s Classic Corner (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Actor Lawrence Fishburne, left, speaks to students at Florida International University in support of President Barack Obama, and to encourage supporters to take advantage of early voting, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Miami. The presidential election is Nov 6. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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People stand in line to vote during early voting for the presidential election in Miami. About 1.9 million Floridians have already cast ballots eight days before Election Day, Nov 6. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)