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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, said of a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report, "Simply put, this report states the obvious, that Americans have known for more than a year - the $2.6 trillion law only makes the fundamental problem of skyrocketing health care costs worse." (Associated Press)
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HEARD: "The magnificence of what is happening right now," Ron Paul says, "is [people] are starting to pay attention." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ron Paul, seen here in his Capitol Hill office, says the two major parties have become one. "Although the rhetoric might vary, they've been one party. ... regardless of what they claim they believe." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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In this file photo, a police officer writes a parking ticket for a car illegally parked during rush hour on Constitution Avenue and west of 15th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times) **FILE**
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said it looks like a deal will be worked out between President Obama and Capitol Hill Republicans that would allow the three long-stalled trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to pass. "I think [members] are distracted with the debt issues," he said. "I think [the trade deals] are passed after the debt limit." (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's aides have been laying the groundwork for a White House bid, and Mr. Perry has been talking to influential Republicans in early voting states. He is expected to jump in when he announces a decision in the coming weeks. (Associated Press)
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Members of the Fight against Terrorism Society, a local group, tear a poster of visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar at a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday. Indian and Pakistani officials began talks Tuesday against the backdrop of a recent terror attack that killed 20 people in India's financial capital. (Associated Press)
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Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (left) reacts as his Pakistani counterpart, Hina Rabbani Khar, reaches out to shake hands before their talks in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministers met Wednesday for the first time since the nuclear-armed rivals resumed peace talks in February. Those talks were suspended after Pakistan-based militants attacked the city of Mumbai in November 2008. (Associated Press)
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F. Kerry of Massachusetts is advocating for ratification of the controversial Law of the Sea Treaty. (Associated Press)
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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman-designate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that al Qaeda remains a threat to the U.S. and may launch new attacks. (Associated Press)
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A South African soldier comes upon the corpse of a slaughtered rhino in a national park in South Africa. The poachers typically operate around sunset, shoot a rhino, and spend the night in the bush before heading home with the horn of the animal. (Associated Press)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, pauses on July 27, 2011, while taking questions from reporters about the conflicting plans to deal with the debt crisis on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald speaks at the podium during a ceremony to receive the Olympic torch at the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald speaks at the podium during a ceremony to receive the Olympic torch at the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A wounded warrior walks along a makeshift sidewalk at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Wednesday, July 27, 2011 during a ceremony to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The Washington, D.C., facility has served wounded warriors and other military personnel and families for more than 100 years. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachuting team, skydives into the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., following a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 to officially "case the colors" as a transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The official close date of Walter Reed is Sept. 15. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Army officers salute as they uncase one of the two new Walter Reed Army Medical Center flags that during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 to officially mark the transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. The official close date of Walter Reed is Sept. 15. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A Naval officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to officially mark the transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Col. William Schiek, left, and CSM Steven Craig retire (or "case") the Medical Center Brigade flag by rolling it up and covering it during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The flags of the various medical units at Walter Reed were all retired during the ceremony as a means of transitioning from the Washington, D.C., facility to Ft. Belvoir and Bethesda Naval Medical Center. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Military representatives of the Army and Navy bring in the Walter Reed colors during a ceremony Wedesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. These old colors were retired, or "cased," during the ceremony, marking the transition from the Washington, D.C., facility to facilities at Ft. Belvoir and Bethesda Naval Medical Center. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
