Politics
Latest Stories
Cavaliers Wizards Bas_Hasc.jpg
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Anthony Parker had 15 points in his team's 98-89 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
ed7d66e793a1d20a0c0f6a706700d37f.jpg
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice addresses members of the media at U.N. headquarters Saturday, April 14, 2012 after the United Nations Security Council cast a unanimous vote authorizing the deployment of the first wave of U.N. military observers to monitor a cease-fire between the Syrian government and opposition fighters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
UN.jpg
In this photo provided by the United Nations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks via telephone to with U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan from his hotel room in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, April 12, 2012, the deadline for the cease-fire in Syria. (AP Photo/The United Nations, Evan Schneider)
GIBBS.jpg
**FILE** Former Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb talks with journalists at the European Parliament in Brussels in April 2007. (Associated Press
Obama__Live.jpg
President Obama speaks about the so-called "Buffett Rule" on April 11, 2012, at the White House. (Associated Press)
orange.jpg
D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange shakes hands with a supporter outside his campaign headquarters on South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C., on Friday, March 30, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
India Italian Abducte_Live.jpg
Italian tourist guide Paulo Bosusco talks to media upon his arrival April 12, 2012, at Delhi International Airport in New Delhi on his way back to Italy. Maoist rebels earlier that day released Bosusco from a remote forest area of eastern India after the state government agreed to release five rebels from prison. (Associated Press)
Obama_Live.jpg
President Obama is escorted April 13, 2012, by Col. Kenneth R. Rizer, commander of the 11th Wing, upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Florida. (Associated Press)
Obama Taxes_Live.jpg
This handout image provided by the White House shows the signature page of President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's tax return. The White House says the president and his family paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes last year. (Associated Press/White House)
Mideast Egypt_Live.jpg
Islamist protesters perform Friday prayers in Tahrir Square during a April 13, 2012, rally to denounce the presidential candidacies of Hosni Mubarak-era officials, including that of his former spy chief in Cairo. (Associated Press)
NEWARK.jpg
** FILE ** Newark Mayor Cory Booker talks during a news conference outside of the Prudential Center, in this April 4, 2012, file photo taken in Newark. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
IRAN.jpg
** FILE ** In this Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012, file photo, released by the Iranian President's Office, claims to show Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left being escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran's research reactor center in northern Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)
ROMNEY.jpg
** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd during a campaign event on April 11, 2012. (Associated Press)
SYRIA.jpg
This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Thursday, April 12, 2012, purports to show a Syrian military armored vehicle in Idlib, Syria. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)
Obama_Lea.jpg
White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Thursday, April 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
20120412-224759-pic-310413270.jpg
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird hold the shirts each hopes the other will wear thanks to their bet over the winner of the New York Rangers-Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup playoff series. (Associated Press)
20120412-222350-pic-808119574.jpg
John Edwards faces six criminal counts related to nearly $1 million in secret payments made by two campaign donors to help hide the married Democrat's pregnant mistress as he ran as a presidential candidate in 2008. The trial in North Carolina could last six weeks. (Associated Press)
20120412-222038-pic-371265494.jpg
Vice President Joseph R. Biden in New Hampshire criticized Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans for opposing the so-called "Buffett rule," a minimum tax rate of 30 percent for people who make more than $1 million a year. (Associated Press)
20120412-212229-pic-799880200.jpg
President Obama's trip to Florida was both official and political because he raised campaign funds. (Associated Press)
20120412-212229-pic-64729359.jpg
President Obama can use Air Force One and military aircraft for official business, but federal election laws require reimbursement for political travel. His Florida trip combined official and campaign events. (Associated Press)
