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Roma women gesture before being expelled from France at Charles de Gaulle Airport northeast of Paris on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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Ryan Palmer (right) with Elite Productions uses a level as the stage is being constructed on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, for the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Mr. Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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** FILE ** Former President Jimmy Carter (left) meets with North Korea's No. 2 official, Kim Yong Nam, at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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"The United States sees the Lashkar-e-Taiba becoming more lethal by the day and thinks its gradual growth now clearly shows that it has global inspirations to spread terror," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressing reporters in Islamabad in July. (Bloomberg)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio (left) has launched his most expensive effort yet with an ad that began airing Wednesday. Though he must still win a Sept. 14 primary to secure the GOP nod, the ad targets New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo (right), a Democrat.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Joe Miller, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and his wife, Kathleen, enter election central in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday. Returns showed Mr. Miller ahead of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (seated at right) talks about the economy with local workers and small-business owners Wednesday at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza restaurant in Washington.
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Associated Press Former corporate chief CEOs Meg Whitman (left) and Carly Fiorina celebrate their winning the California Republican nomination for governor and senator, respectively, on June 9, the day after the primary, in Anaheim, Calif. Another female corporate titan is running in Connecticut.
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"There is a mountain of mistrust" in Iraq, says recently departed U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill. As U.S. troops leave, diplomats must deal with major challenges while working to prevent civil war. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS The Rev. Richard Mahan of Charleston, W.V., and other ministers who disapproves of gay pastors in the nation's largest Lutheran body, meet this week.
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Islamist insurgent fighters take positions during clashes with Somali government soldiers and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu's Hodon neighborhood. The way Somali rebels fight and intimidate people purposely mimics some of the tactics used by the Taliban in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
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Islamist al-Shabab fighters conduct a military exercise in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. With no functioning government since 1991, militants with guns have been filling the social-justice void in Somalia with violence. (Associated Press)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. greets workers at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza restaurant in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, before holding a discussion about the economy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Pakistani flood victims fight over relief supplies taken from a truck carrying goods for distribution in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Harry Thierens, BP vice president for drilling and completions, testifies before a federal panel on the Deepwater Horizon explosion. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin aims a crossbow as he is on a rubber boat at the Olga Harbor of Kamchatka Peninsula during a scientific expedition, to study grey whales on Wednesday, Aug.25, 2010. (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a child salutes former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, upon his arrival at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. Mr. Carter arrived in North Korea on Wednesday on a mission U.S. officials said was aimed at bringing home an imprisoned American. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Ximeng)
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left), envoy of the Middle East Quartet, which comprises the United Nations, European Union, United States and Russia, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. Mr. Blair on Tuesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to bring serious proposals to a new round of peace talks set to start Sept. 2. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Ecuadorean soldiers patrol the town of Puerto Nuevo in Ecuador, made up primarily of Colombian refugees. Officials say the town is a haven for guerrillas fighting across the border in Colombia's civil war. (Kelly Hearn)
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott (center) gestures as he speaks with supporters on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. At left is Mr. Scott's wife, Ann. Florida's GOP voters chose the wealthy Mr. Scott, a political newcomer, over career public servant Bill McCollum as their candidate for governor. (AP Photo)
