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Democratic Whip Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speak during a media availability after their meeting to discuss bounty programs, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, whispers to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland Democrat, during a Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing. The panel voted to recommend that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. be held in contempt of Congress in the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking case. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Illinois state Attorney General Lisa Madigan (left)and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, both Democrats, agree with gay plaintiffs that the state's marriage law violates their right to equal protection and won't defend it in court. But private legal groups have stepped in to fill that breach. (Associated Press)
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In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network ENN, photo taken on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a poster during a demonstration at the northern town of Kfar Nebel, in Idlib province, Syria. Syrian rebels clashed with soldiers for hours overnight in a northwestern province and inflicted heavy casualties on government forces, activists said Wednesday. The fighting came after the head the of the country's U.N. observers said his forces had come under attack and cast doubt on the future of the mission. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)
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Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Syria's population, say they are particularly vulnerable to the violence sweeping their country. They fear that their future in Syria could be comparable to what Christians in Iraq suffered after the fall of Saddam Hussein when they were targeted repeatedly by extremist militants. "What is happening in these neighborhoods pains our hearts," said Maximos al-Jamal, a Greek Orthodox priest who remains in Homs. (Associated Press)
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Antonis Samaras (right) is sworn in as Greece's prime minister during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens on Wednesday as Greek President Karolos Papoulias (background, center) looks on. Mr. Samaras heads a three-party coalition committed to upholding the country's international bailout commitments. (Associated Press)
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In the months before the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA unit dedicated to hunting for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden complained that it was running out of money, according to declassified documents dating from 1992 to 2004. (Associated Press)
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The first president's notes in the margin highlight the chief executive's role, indicating that Washington considered the book a user's manual for the U.S. government. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Chris Coover, who specializes in books and manuscripts for Christie's, leafs through George Washington's annotated copy of the Constitution, which is scheduled for auction Friday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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George Washington was aware of the importance of documenting his interpretation and execution of the nation's foundational laws.
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Turks hold national flags as they march in Ankara on Wednesday. They were protesting the deaths of soldiers a day earlier, when Kurdish rebels attacked Turkish military units with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades in the Daglica area of Hakkari province, which borders northern Iraq Kurdish areas in southeastern Turkey. Reportedly, at least eight soldiers and 26 rebels died. (Associated Press)
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A picture of Len Hauss from his playing days with the Washington Redskins is displayed in Hauss' Jesup Georgia home next to a statue of famed University of Georgia mascot Uga. (Richard Burkhart/Special to The Washington Times)
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Rep. Pat Meehan (second from left), Pennsylvania Republican, calls June 20, 2012, on Capitol Hill for the release of additional Justice Department documents as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. (Associated Press)
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"It's not about Eric Holder. It's about the Department of Justice and justice," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, during a June 20, 2012, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform markup at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill to vote on whether or not to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for his failure to produce documents in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking case. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reads from a book on June 20, 2012, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, quoting the president's right to assert executive privilege after learning that President Obama has done so in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking case, refusing to turn over related documents to Congress. The committee proceeded with its markup to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for his failure to produce those documents. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
