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Robin Garber (left), of Staten Island, N.Y., goes through the box of legal documents that she and her wife of five years, Kathleen Cumiskey (right) say they must carry with them everywhere. The box includes their will, medical documents, marriage certificate, civil union certificate and more. (Associated Press)
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Smiles were bipartisan at a news conference outside the office of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (right), a Democrat, in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday as Republican leaders Sen. Amy Koch and Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers joined Mr. Dayton in announcing a special legislative session aimed at getting a budget passed and ending a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune)
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Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, who co-sponsored the Military and Overseas Voter Empowering Act, is pressing for its strict enforcement. (Associated Press)
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Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce, Mesa Republican, speaks at the Capitol in Phoenix on Monday, April 18, 2011. Arizona is entering unusual political territory with a scheduled recall election for Mr. Pearce, the nationally known champion of legislation and ballot measures against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, wants the House to dismiss an ethics case centered on a bailout for a bank where her husband is an investor. (Associated Press)
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"I am deeply shocked by Dr. Fai's arrest. I've known Dr. Fai for 20 years and in that time I had no inkling of his involvement with any foreign intelligence operation and had presumed our correspondence was legitimate," said Rep. Dan Burton, Indiana Republican.
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Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai lives in this house in Fairfax. He is charged with participating in a long-term conspiracy to secretly act as an agent of the Pakistani government in the U.S. without disclosing that affiliation, as required by the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act. He is executive director of the Kashmiri American Council. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, exploring a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, has a troubled relationship with tea party activists. Some Texas tea partyers are waging attacks in New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation primary. (Associated Press)
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Egyptians set up tents again this week at Tahrir Square in Cairo, this time to protest what they perceive as the military rulers' reluctance to act against ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his loyalists. (Associated Press)
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Huntingdon Beach, Calif. native Garrett Haar was a Washington Capitals seventh-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft, and is among many NHL prospects being produced from nontraditional markets. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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President Obama speaks to reporters about the continuing budget talks on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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** FILE ** Wisconsin state Sen. Dave Hansen, a Democrat, speaks at a rally outside the Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, shakes hands with India's Congress party President Sonia Gandhi before a meeting at Gandhi's residence in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian policemen carry the coffins of police and army members who were believed killed in recent violence during their funeral procession outside of a hospital in the central city of Homs, Syria, Monday, July 18, 2011. The Arabic on the coffin right reads:" The martyr policeman Mohammed Massoud." (AP Photo/SANA)
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Dorothy Stevens (left) and Helen Hassell of the group Freed - Female Re-enactors of Distinction — chat at the reception celebrating the reopening of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Women with the group Freed — Female Re-enactors of Distinction — led by Dorothy Stevens (right) and Judy Williams (second from right), get into formation to march across Vermont Avenue Northwest during the reopening celebration for the African American Civil War Museum in Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Ashaun Askew, 11, of Hyattsville, Md., stands in formation as a group of volunteers dressed in Civil War uniforms prepare to march across Vermont Avenue Northwest to the opening reception for the African American Civil War Museum in Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Don Francisco (left) and Staff Sgt. Kara Loyal of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march across Vermont Avenue Northwest as they lead a group of volunteers dressed in Civil War-era clothing and guests to the opening reception of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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James Thomas of Accokeek, Md., chats with fellow volunteers dressed in Civil War uniforms as they prepare to march across Vermont Avenue Northwest to the ceremonial reopening of the African American Civil War Museum on Monday, July 18, 2011, in Washington. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The new location of the African American Civil War Museum at 1925 Vermont Ave. NW in Washington provides about 5,000 square feet after a $5 million renovation. The original location on U Street Northwest had about 700 square feet. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
