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Associated Press President Obama addresses the nation Monday night on the military intervention in Libya, but from the National Defense University, rather than the Oval Office.
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President Obama delivers an address on Libya at the National Defense University in Washington on Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Journalists Carlos Loret de Mola (left) and Sergio Sarmiento speak at Mexico Initiative 2011 in Mexico City last Thursday. Most of Mexico's largest news media outlets agreed to a set of drug-war reporting guidelines, promising not to glorify drug traffickers, publish cartel propaganda messages or reveal information that could endanger police operations.
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Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, pictured on Capitol Hill in Washington in December 2010 before he left office, is engaged to be married to sixth-grade schoolteacher Amy Petitgout. Mr. Kennedy, Rhode Island Democrat, is a son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also is chairwoman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party, arrives for the party's weekly executive committee meeting in Berlin on Monday, March 28, 2011. The CDU suffered a major defeat Sunday in Baden-Wuerttemberg state elections after almost six decades in power there. (AP Photo/dapd/Berthold Stadler)
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A Syrian man (right) reacts to the wounding of his brother (left), who was seriously injured during violence between security forces and armed groups in Latakia, northwest of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, March 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad shout slogans as they carry pictures of the president during a sit-in in front of the Syrian Embassy in Beirut on Sunday, March 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Yemeni soldiers in charge of protecting anti-government protesters stand guard during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, on Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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FILE -- In a Sept. 29, 2008 file photo then President Bush presents Paul Baran a 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Baran whose work with packaging data in the 1960s has been credited with playing a key role in the later development of the Internet, died Saturday March 26, 2011 his son told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak/file)
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In a Monday March 21, 2011 photo singer Darius Rucker arrives at the Kennedy Center before the "All Together Now - A Celebration of Service" performance in honor of former President George H. W. Bush. Rucker is debuting a new song at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Sunday April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).
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Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, says she's not giving up her influential position. (Associated Press)
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Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale and running mate Geraldine Ferraro wave from the podium to convention delegates at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Mrs. Ferraro died Saturday at age 75. The Democratic ticket was trounced by President Reagan, who was elected to a second term. Shown behind the Democratic candidates are Mr. Mondale's children, Eleanor, Ted and William (from left). (Associated Press)
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A Syrian emerges Sunday from what remains of a shop destroyed during clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in Latakia, Syria. Latakia is a Mediterranean port once known as a summer tourist attraction. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates discuss the Middle East turmoil on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Mr. Gates said he doesn't think Libya itself is "a vital interest," but it is part of a region that is of vital interest to the U.S. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during a meeting last month of the President's Interagency Task Force on human trafficking. "Human trafficking has become big business," says Mr. Holder. (Associated Press)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is counting on Georgia to play a big part in his probable presidential bid. A base in Georgia will also allow him to reach out to neighboring states such as South Carolina. (Associated Press)
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Anti-government protesters fill the streets Sunday in the capital of Sanaa, repeating their demand that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh resign. Turmoil continues to rock the whole country. In some areas, residents have pushed out police and soldiers and set up local militias for self defense. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Prince George's Democrat, is among those supporting teacher pension-cost sharing by the state's 23 counties and Baltimore.
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Todd Anderson/Special to The Washington Times The Washington Nationals on Sunday dealt center fielder Nyjer Morgan to Milwaukee for a minor league infielder with a well-known surname.
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Some of the famous and influential people who have been Mr. D'Ambrosio's clients are (from top left) former Vice President Dick Cheney, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Anthony Alito Jr., former D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, nd Archbishop of Washington Donald W. Wuerl.
