Politics

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Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Perez announces a civil rights unit to be based in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. The unit will be responsible for prosecutions and lawsuits. (Associated Press)

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SFC Josh Olson, a U.S. Army Paralympic marksman, stands checks out the indoor rifle range at Wagner Range, in Ft. Benning, Ga., Thursday, May 31, 2012. Olson sustained heavy damage to his leg during an ambush attack in Iraq in 2003, in which his right leg had to be amputated. He's currently a apart of the wounded warrior program and the first active duty soldier to qualify for a Paralympics in the field of mixed 50 meter rifle and mixed 10 meter air rifle. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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In this Wednesday, May 30, 2012 photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Olson is photographed on the shooting range after practice at Fort Benning, Ga. Olson was on a routine patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, when a grenade that was lobbed at his Humvee exploded. He lost his right leg in the attack, and would end up spending 18 months at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It was during that time that he took a trip to a shooting range, and impressed officials from the U.S. Army with his marksmanship, becoming the first athlete with a physical disability to be nominated to the Army's World Class Athlete Program. Now, Olson is setting his sights on a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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SFC Josh Olson, a U.S. Army Paralympic marksman, prosthetic leg supports him in preparation to shoot his rifle at Wagner Range, in Ft. Benning, Ga., Thursday, May 31, 2012. Olson sustained heavy damage to his leg during an ambush attack in Iraq in 2003, in which his right leg had to be amputated. He's currently a part of the Wounded Warrior program and the first active-duty soldier to qualify for a Paralympics in the field of mixed 50-meter rifle and mixed 10-meter air rifle. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Jason Aldean’s new album, “Night Train,” will be released Oct. 16. His last album, the multiplatinum “My Kinda Party,” produced five hit singles. (Associated Press)

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Firefighters battle the blaze as vehicles burn after a blast near a police station in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Monday. Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. (Associated Press)

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Trucks are exhibited Monday at the Rason International Trade Fair in North Korea. The Stalinist country is staging its second such trade fair in the special economic zone of Rason this week just days after a top North Korean official went to China to drum up support for the region. (Associated Press)

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II has made a rare television appearance urging the Muslim Brotherhood to contest the elections and said substantial political reform will take hold in time. (Associated Press)

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Followers of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood movement have been inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The powerful Brotherhood said it will boycott parliamentary elections to protest changes in the kingdom’s voting legislation, which they claim fall short of the opposition group’s demands. (Associated Press)

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Alaina Carnan of Lexington, Ky., works Aug. 21, 2012, in the Senate campaign office of Rep. Todd Akin, Missouri Republican, in Chesterfield, Mo. Akin has come under pressure to abandon his Senate campaign after his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape." (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard looks to the scoreboard from the dugout in the bottom of the 10th inning of the Nationals' 5-4, 13-inning home victory over the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 20, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward is caught stealing Aug. 20, 2012, by Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman in the first inning of the Nationals' 5-4, 13-inning home victory. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)