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Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, speaks to reporters after a joint interview with Democratic challenger Roxanne Conlin on Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" on Sept. 10, 2010, in Johnston, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. (top) and New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate were ousted by voters on Tuesday. Mr. Espada's health care clinic in one of New York's poorest neighborhoods is under investigation for $14 million in government grants it received. Mr. Monserrate was convicted in a domestic violence case involving his girlfriend.
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D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty concedes defeat Wednesday in his bid for another term. At campaign headquarters, he called it the "beginning of the end of a great 10-year run."
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An Israeli army tank advances Wednesday along the border between Israel and central Gaza Strip, seen in the background. Militants launched mortar shells into Israel and Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza on Wednesday, just as Israeli and Palestinian leaders held peace talks in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)
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A classified 1969 map produced by the People's Republic of China official map authority lists the "Senkaku Islands" as Japanese territory, underming Beijing's more recent claims that the islands it calls the Daiyoutai Islands are Chinese territory. The map bolsters Tokyo's claims to the sovereignty.
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Kashmiri protesters hurl stones at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on Wednesday. Leaders of India's main political parties searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. (Associated Press)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, playfully hides behind President Barack Obama, center, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner looks on at right. Obama made a statement on the Senate cloture vote to allow a final vote on a bill setting aside a 30 billion dollar fund to help small U.S. businesses tide over a credit crunch, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama, center, speaks as Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, listen during a new conference on the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept., 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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U.S President Barack Obama speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C. on September 15 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
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U.S President Barack Obama flanked by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosts a Cabinet Meeting as Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates looks on in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C. on September 15 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
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Soldiers from the anti-terrorism force of the Yemeni Defense Ministry are training, with U.S. military assistance, to take on a more diverse, independent and scattered al Qaeda network. (Associated Press)
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Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters after winning the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. O'Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle.. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Supporters of Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell celebrate after she won the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. O'Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell jokes with a supporter while waiting to be interviewed at her election-night party on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Rep. Michael N. Castle, a Republican candidate for Senate from Delaware, here with his wife, Jane, addresses supporters after his defeat in the primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. Mr. Castle lost to "tea-party" favorite Christine O'Donnell. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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Rep. Mike Castle, left, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware, is helped off stage after addressing supporters after his defeat on primary election night Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. Christine O'Donnell defeated Castle. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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Former Maryland Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich is congratulated by a supporter as he claims the Republican nomination during a victory party at the Ropewalk Tavern Baltimore, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Ehrlich won the nomination for a rematch against the man who ousted him from office in 2006, Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley. Flanking Ehrlich are his wife Kendal Ehrlich, right, and his running mate Mary Kane. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley greets volunteer Carolyn D. Robinson after winning the Democratic primary for governor at his headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Democratic congressional candidate for the Massachusetts 10th District William Keating addresses supporters during his primary night victory campaign rally in Quincy, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Keating's wife Tevis, center, and daughter Kristen, left, look on. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
