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Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer (left), Baltimore County Democrat and chairman of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.
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Palestinians gather around the car where Israeli-Arab actor, director and political activist Juliano Mer-Khamis was fatally shot Monday outside his Freedom Theater in the West Bank. (Associated Press)
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Israeli-Arab actor, director and political activist Juliano Mer-Khamis was fatally shot Monday by one or more militants in the West Bank city of Jenin. (Associated Press)
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Dani Moore keeps her service rat, Hiyo Silver, on her shoulder in Hesperia, Calif. On March 15, the Department of Justice announced a new set of guidelines for its Americans With Disabilities Act that limits service animals to dogs and some miniature horses. (Associated Press)
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"We are ready to roll up our sleeves and get this bill done," said Sen. John D. Rockfeller IV, West Virginia Democrat. "I am confident that we can work through all the differences between the House and Senate versions of this bill." (Associated Press)
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"I think as time marches on, gay characters in comics will become more commonplace and it won't be a big media event every time a gay character is introduced," said Dan Parent, who is writing and drawing the four-issue mini-series featuring Kevin Keller that will be released in June. (Associated Press/Archie Comics)
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Afghan protesters beat a burning effigy of President Obama during a demonstration in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Protests against the burning of a Quran in Florida entered a third day with a demonstration in the major eastern Afghan city, while the Taliban called on people to rise up, blaming government forces for any violence. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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FILE- Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot environmental activists protest against Turkey's plans to build a nuclear power plant on its southern coast near a seismic fault line, during a demonstration in the divided island's capital Nicosia, in this file photo dated Saturday, March 19, 2011. Turkey is pushing ahead on building a nuclear power plant close to an earthquake-prone Ecemis Fault area on the Mediterranean coast, dismissing fears from neighboring Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou who claims that Japan's nuclear disaster is a warning of the risks to the whole region.(AP Photo/Philippos Christou)
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A billboard in President Obama's hometown is intended to "encourage reflection on the disproportionate number of abortions among African Americans."
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A Wisconsin State Patrol officer monitors protesters during Gov. Scott Walker's appearance in Menasha, Wis. Protests continue against the governor's budget plan. He wants to implement a law that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights and cut their pay. (Associated Press)
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About 4.5 million people live in Kabul, which was built to handle 700,000, and its population is projected to grow to more than 6.5 million in 15 years. Housing is a big part of the proposed new city. (Associated Press)
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Visitors at the American Museum of Science & Energy in Oak Ridge, Tenn., read text about the communities that were displaced to make way for the Manhattan Project. (Associated Press/American Museum of Science & Energy)
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Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, left, signs autographs prior to an exhibition baseball game against the Round Rock Express, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Round Rock, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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** FILE ** Mahatma Gandhi is seen in 1948 with two of his disciples. A state in western India has banned author Joseph Lelyveld's new book, which some reports have said indicates Gandhi had a gay lover. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** A fence marks the Mexico-U.S. border near Nogales, Ariz. The U.S. government hasn’t come up with a comprehensive strategy to secure the border, despite an all-out war between Mexico and its violent drug gangs that has claimed 35,000 lives and pushed hundreds of thousands of immigrants into the United States. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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In this undated photo released by the Ruiz family, Emily Samantha Ruiz is shown. Ruiz’s family says that the 4-year-old, who was born in America, was deported after her grandfather was detained by authorities when their flight was diverted to Washington following a visit to Guatemala. Although Emily is a U.S. citizen, her parents are illegal immigrants living in Brentwood, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ruiz Family Photo)
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Sens. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican, and Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut independent, want information on federal grant funding of counterterrorism training and the standards that training has to meet to qualify for funding. (Associated Press)
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Libyan rebels watch shelling near Bin Jawaad, east of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Rebels say loyalist forces rape to terrorize opponents of Col. Gadhafi's regime. Almost all of the victims of sexual assault who have gone to hospitals have said they were attacked by the regime's soldiers. (Associated Press)
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Speaking at a Semana de la Latina event Tuesday, University of Maryland senior Jacob Crider asks for support of a bill that would grant in-state tuition to many Maryland illegal immigrants. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A group of University of Maryland students gather Tuesday to discuss supporting a bill that would allow many illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition in Maryland. The university's student government and president already endorse the bill, which supporters say would help the state economy by creating a better-prepared work force. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
