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Mr. Penn, with Haitian President Michel Martelly, was named ambassador-at-large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the earthquake. "My job is to help people get the future they want to have," Mr. Penn says.
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The "never worked a day in her life" outburst directed at Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spurred defenders to rise up against Hilary Rosen, the longtime Democratic operative and flack who delivered the verbal blast. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks April 23, 2012, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. (Associated Press)
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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (right) talks to reporters on Monday, April 23, 2012, as he is joined by Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, during a news conference before a town-hall-style meeting in Aston, Pa. (Associated Press)
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks April 23, 2012, during his daily news briefing at the White House. (Associated Press)
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North Korean soldiers take part in a mass military parade on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, April 15, 2012, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim, the country's founder. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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President Obama speaks April 23, 2012, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks April 23, 2012, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the free-market Liberal Party waits June 7, 2010, for the start of a televised election debate at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Associated Press)