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 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 ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 07:11:43
This three photo combo shows the words including "energy," "tax" and "lift American spirits" on Sarah Palin's hand at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tenn, on Saturday Feb. 6, 2010, left, a note to her mother on ...
