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Associated Press President Obama gestures during a TV commercial break as he chats with host Jon Stewart on a taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Wednesday in Washington.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces on Wednesday in Trenton, N.J., that he's standing by his decision to kill the nation's biggest public works project, a train tunnel connecting New Jersey to New York City. Mr. Christie, a rising star in the Republican Party for his fearless budget-slashing, has argued that his cash-strapped state can't afford to pay for any overruns on the $9-billion-plus rail tunnel under the Hudson River. The state is on the hook for $2.7 billion in overruns. (Associated Press)
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DYNAMIC DUO: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden (left) bring political star power to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" during taping Tuesday. The first lady and the vice president's wife are appealing to Democratic voting blocs as Election Day nears. (Associated Press)
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Retired Gen. Merrill McPeak, seen here in March 2008 in Eugene, Ore., endorsing Barack Obama for president, disagrees with Mr. Obama's bid to end the military's ban on open gays. (Associated Press)
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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks through Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., earlier this month. He is focusing on the problem of military suicides. (Associated Press)
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Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal and his wife, Cynthia, have filed separate financial disclosure reports. Mrs. Blumenthal's family is worth tens of millions of dollars. (Associated Press)
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Ken Buck, the Republican nominee for Senate in Colorado, has also employed his daughter in his campaign advertising. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, walks with his three daughters to his polling place for early voting on Friday. From left are Caroline, 10; Anne, 5; and Halina, 9. (Associated Press)
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland speaks in Columbus, Ohio, last month. Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes of this midterm election season have been for governor's mansions — especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. Mr. Strickland and Republican John Kasich have clashed over taxes and how to lead the state out of the economic crisis. Mr. Kasich, a former congressman, accuses Mr. Strickland of doing too little to lessen Ohio's tax burden. (Associated Press)
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"Why is Barack Obama coming to Ohio for the 12th time?" Mr. Kasich asked an audience on the stump on Monday. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 26, 2010, file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin holds son Trig as she addresses a Tea Party Express rally at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. The sign is a reference to the Boston Tea Party. (Associated Press)
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey waves to supporters during a rally in Blue Bell, Pa. Mr. Toomey is a former congressman.
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** FILE ** President Barack Obama, left, and Nevada Sen. Harry Reid wave to the crowd at the end of a rally Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS John Berry, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is the highest-ranking openly gay presidential appointee in history. The OPM oversees the nation's 1.9 million federal workers.
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VANITY FAIR A confabulated pinup image of Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts in Vanity Fair magazine could help derail talk of Republican victories in the midterm elections.
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Illustration: Ronald Reagan
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A Pakistani army soldier takes position on a hilltop post in Khajore Kut, an area in South Waziristan. A Pakistani offensive appears to have cleared much of the rugged region of militants, though many have simply fled to other parts of the semiautonomous tribal belt. (Associated Press)
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Pakistani troops leave for patrol at their camp in Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border. Pakistan's army has waged a major ground offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan. (Associated Press)
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CREDIT Ex-President Bill Clinton gets a rousing welcome at a campaign event for Jerry Brown in Los Angeles, where he drew 6,000 people. His staff says he has campaigned for more than 65 candidates at nearly 100 events.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Monday that he is "grateful" for financial support from Iran, used to maintain the presidential office, and that "this is nothing hidden." (Associated Press)
