Politics

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President Bill Clinton gestures as he is introduced at the Democratic National Convention in the Staples Center in August 2000 in Los Angeles. Not every member of the Democratic Party remains enthralled with the contentious and sometimes chaotic Clinton years. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian child who fled her home in Aleppo with her family because of fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, rests Wednesday at a school where she and her family took refuge, in Suran, Syria. (Associated Press)

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As keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Barack Obama enchanted his audience with a message of hope, change and unity. In 2008, as a young, energetic and charismatic presidential candidate, he won over voters with his call for a new kind of Washington politics. (The Washington Times)

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After more than three years as president, Barack Obama's tone has taken a sharp turn from when he was a candidate. “We’re not going to go backwards and re-fight the same fights we had over the last three years” he said at a campaign rally this year. (Associated Press)