ITALIAN LAWMAKERS FAIL TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Italian caretaker Premier Mario Monti cast his vote for a new president whose first job will be to seek the formation of a new government after inconclusive…
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PAKISTAN’S MUSHARRAF FLEES COURT TO AVOID ARREST
Pakistan’s former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, center, leaves after appearing in court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Musharraf appeared in court to seek bail in…
LAWSUIT FILED TO BLOCK NEW ARKANSAS ABORTION LAW
By JEANNIE NUSS Rita Sklar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, speaks during a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday,…
MEDICARE HIKE COULD ALSO HIT SOME IN MIDDLE CLASS
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, left, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, speaks during a news conference at the…
CRITICS REVIVE PAST PROMISES TO KNOCK OBAMA BUDGET
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER President Barack Obama, accompanied by acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday April 10, 2013, to discuss…
PROMISES, PROMISES: OBAMA KEEPS PART OF TAX PLEDGE
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2011, file photo, Carol Gay, of Brick, N.J., holds a sign saying “Tax the Rich,” as several groups including the Peoples…
INCUMBENT DECLARED WINNER IN MONTENEGRO ELECTION
By PREDRAG MILIC Presidential candidate Miodrag Lekic addresses his supporters after his headquarters claimed victory in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Both the incumbent and the opposition candidate claimed…
OBAMA AIDE: BUDGET WILL MAKE BOTH PARTIES UNHAPPY
By PHILIP ELLIOTT FILE – In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama, and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter’s question as they…