Politics
Latest Stories
Germany Arson Attacks_Lea.jpg
Police carry paper bags with suspected explosive devices from along the tracks near the Staaken rail station in Berlin on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Obama_Live.jpg
President Obama speaks Oct. 12, 2011, at the White House Forum on American Latino Heritage at the Interior Department in Washington. (Associated Press)
House Republicans_Lea.jpg
House Speaker John A. Boehner, accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, finishes a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
ARREST.jpg
This undated image provided by the Nueces County, Texas, Sheriff's Office shows Manssor Arbabsiar. (AP Photo/Nueces County Sheriff's Office)
Ambassador Plot Clint_Live.jpg
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks as she meets with Montenegro Prime Minister Igor Luksic at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)
Mideast Israel Palest_Live.jpg
Palestinian Hamas supporters celebrate the announcement of a prisoner swap deal with Israel, in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 11, 2011. Israeli and Hamas have reached a deal to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, held by Hamas-linked militants in the Gaza Strip since 2006, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, officials from both sides said. (Associated Press)
Europe Blackberry Pro_Live.jpg
**FILE** This photo taken Sept. 8, 2011, shows a BlackBerry smartphone using the "Messenger" service in Berlin. (Associated Press)
China Russia_Lea.jpg
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (center) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press/RIA Novosti)
Republicans Debate_Reps.jpg
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks Tuesday night as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens during a GOP debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (Associated Press)
20111011-213846-pic-771509459.jpg
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has jumped from crisis to crisis since his January swearing-in. Some of his headaches, such as the state's budget deficit, have been beyond his control, while others, including his swat at the NFL Pro Bowl, are largely of his own making. A staff upheaval hasn't helped. (Associated Press)
20111011-212643-pic-776723588.jpg
Pat Boone will be honored Wednesday by members of Congress and the 60 Plus Association, a seniors group that espouses fiscal sensibility and small government. (60 Plus Association)
Senate Jobs Bill_Reps.jpg
Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, arrives Tuesday at the Capitol for the vote on President Obama's jobs bill, which failed in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Nelson said he would not support the president on the bill. (Associated Press)
20111011-205920-pic-38904849.jpg
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was deputy attorney general when President Bill Clinton (shown here) pardoned fugitive financier Marc Rich, but Mr. Holder's depiction of his involvement has been questioned. (Associated Press)
20111011-205920-pic-166474266.jpg
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was deputy attorney general when President Bill Clinton pardoned fugitive financier Marc Rich (shown here), but Mr. Holder's depiction of his involvement has been questioned. (Associated Press)
20111011-194728-pic-291253044.jpg
Slovakian lawmakers on Tuesday rejected the expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund. Parliament Speaker Richard Sulik led the opposition while Prime Minister Iveta Radicova supported it. Slovakia is the only one of 17 eurozone countries that has not approved expanding the fund. (Associated Press)
20111011-183542-pic-348927513.jpg
Boston Police officers arrest protesters on Tuesday in a section of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Parkway adjacent to Dewey Square in Boston. (Boston Herald via Associated Press)
20111011-161133-pic-522151280.jpg
Fans from many Asian countries cry after seeing Rain off as he begins fulfilling his military commitment. He's expected to be in the army for 21 months.
Ambassador Plot Arres_Lea.jpg
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (left), accompanied by FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, announces on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Washington that two men have been charged in an alleged plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to murder the Saudi ambassador to the United States. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Christie Romney 2012_Live.jpg
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) endorses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) for the GOP presidential nomination on Oct. 11, 2011, during a news conference in Lebanon, N.H. (Associated Press)
Obama_Live.jpg
President Obama is applauded as he arrives at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 5 Training Center in Pittsburgh on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)