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Juanita Tudor Lowrey, 86, holds a photo of her father, Civil War veteran Hugh Tudor, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, in Kearney, Mo. Ms. Lowrey received pension benefits related to her father's Civil War service until she was 18 after her father died when she was 2 years old. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Ohio high school students taking the “U.S. Political Thought and Radicalism” class have had members of the Westboro Baptist Church, an ardently anti-gay church known for its protests, as guest speakers. (Associated Press)
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Virginia’s roads and infrastructure has been an ongoing issue, but Gov. Bob McDonnell is taking heat for a bill that will hike the sales tax from 5 to 5.3 percent and allow an additional sales tax in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. (Associated Press)
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This video framegrab provided by the gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing her support for gay marriage, putting her in line with other potential Democratic presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public approval. Clinton made the announcement in an online video released March 18, 2013, by the Human Rights Campaign. She says in the six-minute video that gays and lesbians are "full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship." (Associated Press/Human Rights Campaign)
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, gave the keynote address to close the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Members of the Maryland House of Delegates debate a measure to ban capital punishment in Annapolis, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. The House approved the measure, and it now goes to Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is expected to sign it. Maryland would become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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associated press photographs credit only here Members of the Maryland House of Delegates debate a measure to ban capital punishment in Annapolis, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. The House approved the measure, and it now goes to Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is expected to sign it. Maryland would become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho) speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho), left, speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho) speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
