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Vo Duoc and his niece Vo Thi Thuy Nga, 24, live in Danang, site of a U.S. base during the Vietnam War. She was born with physical and mental disabilities, and Mr. Duoc and other members of his family are ailing. Blood tests confirm that they have elevated levels of dioxin, the chemical used in Agent Orange. (Associated Press)
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Politicians in Maryland and Virginia who drew campaign donations from Eugenia C. Harris, who pleaded guilty in federal court July 10, have either returned the funds or donated them to charity. The District’s congressional delegate has not. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Syrian refugees rest as they cross the border by the Iraqi town of Qaim on Tuesday. In Baghdad, at least 22,300 Iraqis who had fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three weeks. (Associated Press)
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Director of the StartStrong project at the Boston Public Health Commission, Nicole Daley, right, speaks with a participant during the Break-Up Summit at Simmons College in Boston, Thursday, July 26, 2012. The summit, sponsored by the Boston Public Health Commission, is part of a national program aimed at preventing dating violence. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Migrants are seen on a police bus in central Athens on Aug. 5, 2012. Greek police say officers have begun an operation to arrest and deport illegal migrants from the center of the capital and along the country’s northeastern border. Over 100,000 illegal immigrants cross into Greece annually, most through Turkey. (Associated Press)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks in Las Vegas on Saturday on an audience member’s cellphone at the national convention of the Disabled American Veterans, which he addressed on behalf of the campaign. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Saul Levin, chief of D.C.’s Department of Health, wants an expansive HIV/AIDS awareness campaign with churches.“I believe every pastor, every priest, every minister, every rabbi, every imam wants to do good for their congregants,” he says. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Neta Homier looks at bills in her home in Toledo, Ohio, last month. Ms. Homier says she relies on Social Security to pay her bills and while she is confident the program will continue to help her, she fears she will not be able to rely on it. “Social Security is what’s carrying me,” she said. “It pays all my bills.” (Associated Press)
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FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. Itís a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)
