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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)
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Sens. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, and Joe 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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RETAIL POLITICS: Eva Yung, of Alexandria, joins other protesters at the Supreme Court on Tuesday as justices heard arguments as to whether a group of female plaintiffs can bring a class-action discrimination suit against Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced a full-scale law enforcement effort to deter illegal immigrants.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Mr. McConnell said President Obama failed to explain what is the "desired outcome" of the mission in Libya in his nationally televised address the night before. (Associated Press)
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Larry Cerne, of Cleveland, protests against Senate Bill 5 at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday in Columbus. The bill would strip public employees of most collective-bargaining rights. Ohio's governor has said he would sign the measure. (Associated Press)
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Walter Hudson of Toledo, Ohio, protests against Senate Bill 5 at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. The bill would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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BLOOMBERG Jerry Brown, governor of California, says he still has time to get a referendum on the ballot in June to extend $9.3 billion in tax increases, the cornerstone of his effort to balance the state's budget.
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Journalists Carlos Loret de Mola (left) and Sergio Sarmiento speak at Mexico Initiative 2011 in Mexico City last Thursday. Most of Mexico's largest news media outlets agreed to a set of drug-war reporting guidelines, promising not to glorify drug traffickers, publish cartel propaganda messages or reveal information that could endanger police operations.
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Christine Kwapnoski of Bay Point, Calif., an assistant manager at Sam's Club in Concord, Calif., is one of the named plaintiffs in a class-action sex discrimination suit against Wal-Mart over pay and promotions. If the Supreme Court approves, it would be the largest class action in U.S. history, affecting some 1.5 million people. (AP Photo)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during a meeting last month of the President's Interagency Task Force on human trafficking. "Human trafficking has become big business," says Mr. Holder. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Prince George's Democrat, is among those supporting teacher pension-cost sharing by the state's 23 counties and Baltimore.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Christine Kwapnoski relaxes at home in Bay Point, Calif., earlier this month. Miss Kwapnoski, an assistant manager with Sam's Club in Concord, Calif., is one of the named plaintiffs in a class-action sex-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart over pay and promotions. If the court approves, it would be the largest class action in U.S. history. Arguments are set for Tuesday.
