Topic: U.S. Politics
AP News | 2010-02-10 12:21:17
A wounded supporter of defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka looks on after a street clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 14:09:41
Rep. Vernon Ehlers (A'-lers) of Michigan says in an interview with The Associated Press that he will not seek re-election to Congress in 2010. The moderate Republican plans to announce his retirement at a Wednesday morning news conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. Most of Ehlers' solidly ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 13:21:15
PROMISES, PROMISES: Lawmakers eager to abolish widows' tax, until they can try to do it
For a decade, war widows in matching yellow suit jackets and hats quietly and persistently have knocked on Capitol Hill doors seeking an end to the "widows' tax," a government policy that deprives them of benefits from their husbands' military service. They are always warmly ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 12:21:04
Protesters supporting defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka shout slogans against the government during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in ...
