Politics
Latest Stories
SUUKYI_2694
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.), left, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), third from left, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), right, watch as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), left, awards Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol rotunda, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
US Iraq_Live.jpg
Robert Stephen Beecroft listens Sept. 19, 2012, during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on Capitol Hill on his nomination to be ambassador to Iraq. (Associated Press)
SUUKYI_AH_002.jpg
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center) is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19, 2012. From left are Rep. Joseph Crowley, New York Democrat; Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican; House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; Suu Kyi; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat; and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
SUUKYI_AH_001.jpg
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center) is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19, 2012, as House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, look on. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2677
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., greets supporters during a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2676
Supporters for Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., cheer during a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2675
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, looks over a lathe with tier mold technician, Phillip Richardson, left, during a tour of the Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2674
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., waves to the crowd during a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2673
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2672
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures during a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2671
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives for a rally at Piedmont Precision Machine Company in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RYAN_2670
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan talks to supporters from several Northern Virginia campaign offices at the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. He thanked them for their hard work, noting that they have made more than 100,000 calls already on behalf of the Romney/Ryan campaign. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2669
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, left, apologizes for being underdressed, saying he had just come from a factory in Danville, Va., and joking with Pete Snyder, who introduced him during a stop at the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ryan came by the office to thank top producers from Northern Virginia campaign offices for all their hard work, noting that it is personal connections like their 100,000 phone calls that will make a difference in the upcoming election. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2668
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is introduced by Pete Snyder, coordinator for the campaign in the state of Virginia, at the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ryan stopped by to thank top producers from several Northern Virginia campaign offices, noting that it is personal connections like their 100,000 phone calls that will make a difference in the upcoming election. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2667
Northern Virginia campaign volunteers clap for Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate, who stopped by the Romney-Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Mr. Ryan thanked the supporters for their hard work, noting that it is the personal connection of things such as their 100,000 phone calls that will make a difference in the campaign. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2666
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan stops by the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 to thank top producers from various Romney/Ryan offices in Northern Virginia for their hard work and support. Introducing him was Pete Snyder, right, the GOP's coordinator for the state campaign in Virginia. Ryan told people that it was the personal connection they were making by making phone calls and knocking on doors that would make a difference. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2665
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan talks to supporters at the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ryan came by the office to thank top producers from Northern Virginia campaign offices for all their hard work, noting that it is personal connections like their 100,000 phone calls that will make a difference in the upcoming election. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
RYAN_2664
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan gives a thumbs up during a stop at the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ryan stopped by the office to thank top producers from several Northern Virginia offices for all their hard work. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
