OBAMA CRACKS WISE AT ANNUAL GRIDIRON DINNER
President Barack Obama walks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, right, as they leave the Gridiron Dinner through a loading area at a hotel in Washington, Saturday, March 9, 2013.…
Government and politics
AP SOURCE: OBAMA POISED TO PICK PEREZ FOR LABOR
By JIM KUHNHENN and SAM HANANEL FILE – In this Thursday, May 10, 2012 file photo, United States Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, left, who heads up the civil rights…
KENYA CHURCH MOVES PAST PAINFUL ELECTION HISTORY
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta waves at supporters after winning the elections in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Kenya’s election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing…
KENYA VOTE WINNER GETS 50.07 PCT; LOSER CHALLENGES
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and TOM ODULA Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate what they perceive is an election win for him in Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 9,…
ILLINOIS GOP CANCELS MEETING ON CHAIRMAN’S OUSTER
FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo, Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady speaks at a news conference in Chicago. On Saturday, March 9, 2013, the Illinois Republican Party’s…
AFGHAN BOMBERS STRIKE DURING US OFFICIAL’S VISIT
KIMBERLY DOZIER and RAHIM FAIEZ Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to step aboard a C-17 military aircraft en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, after greeting U.S. troops stationed at Manas Air…
NICOLAS MADURO SWORN IN AS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela’s acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the political opposition,…
FIRST LADY PUSHES FOOD INDUSTRY
By MARY CLARE JALONICK First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s second Building a Healthier Future Summit on childhood obesity, Friday, March 8, 2013, at…