VOTING PROBLEMS PLAGUE NYC PRIMARY ELECTION
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, arrive to cast their primary votes, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at the Park Slope Public Library in…
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CONGRESS HONORS BIRMINGHAM CHURCH BOMBING VICTIMS
By ANDREW MIGA President and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Lawrence Pijeaux, front, lays on a table the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously awarded in honor of Addie Mae…
GIFT SCANDAL: VA. GOP GOV’S CANDIDATE DONATES $18K
By BOB LEWIS FILE – This Saturday July 20, 2013 file photo Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli answers a question during the Virginia Bar Association convention debate with Democratic challenger…
NYC MAYORAL HOPEFULS TRY TO GET TO EXPECTED RUNOFF
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, right, is joined by his daughter Chiara, during a campaign rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Sept. 7,…
NAACP PRESIDENT BEN JEALOUS TO STEP DOWN THIS YEAR
File-This March 15, 2013 file photo shows NAACP President Ben Jealous speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, Md. Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the…
SYRIAN REBELS SEIZE CONTROL OF CHRISTIAN VILLAGE
By JAMAL HALABY In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military solider fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with…
SYRIAN REGIME SHELLING NEAR DAMASCUS KILLS 16
By BARBARA SURK This Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows…
SYRIA, BUDGET AND DEBT TOP CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, as Congress considers President Barack Obama’s request for authorization of military intervention in…