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Gary Pruitt, the President and CEO of the Associated Press (AP) is shown in this handout photo provided by CBS News during the television program Gary Pruitt, the President and CEO
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS - Country music star Trace Adkins receives the American Red Cross Crystal Cross Award for his support of the Red Cross at the National Building Museum on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Washington, D.C. IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR AMERICAN RED
Morris Mock Jr., of Pearl, signs a oversized petition calling for Nissan to allow union recruitment without company opposition prior to a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Friday, May 17, 2013, led by Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan, a group of ministers and politicians who are lobbying Nissan to allow union recruiting at the plant without hostile opposition. Mock, a 10-year employee of Nissan also claims the automaker is relying on temporary help to fill many of its new job openings. According to a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that tracks public money put toward economic development projects, Nissan hasn t created enough quality full-time jobs at the automaker s Canton plant to justify $1.3 billion in state and local tax breaks and incentives the company has been awarded since 2000. Morris Mock Jr., of Pearl, signs a
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, right, chats with former Vietnam POW's retired U.S. Air Force Col. Ken Cordier , left, and retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Bill Robinson following an event at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, May 17, 2013, to promote the annual Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, right
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant speaks during an event at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, May 17, 2013, to promote the annual Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant speaks
Sean Ives, 13, photographed on Thursday, May 16, 2013, keeps a world atlas with him at Trinity Lutheran School in Crown Point, Ind. Ives, a 7th-grader, will travel to Washington, D.C., for the National Geographic Bee and National Spelling Bee. He has lived in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Slovakia and Serbia, adding to his interest in geography. Sean Ives, 13, photographed on Thur
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: John Herbert of Queen Creek, Arizona, who served in Vietnam with an Army Airborne unit, salutes as a color guard passes by on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: John Herb
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Bagpipers from the Nassau County Police Pipe Band (New York state) stand during a ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Bagpipers
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: A Pennsylvania State Police Trooper adjusts the hat of another on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: A Pennsyl
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Members of the St. Louis County Police Pipes and Drums (Missouri) perform during a parade on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Members o
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band warms up before a parade on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Members o
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Bagpipers perform as they march in a parade on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Bagpipers
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Richard Gilliland of Lenoir, North Carolina, etches the name of his fallen colleague William Mast Jr. onto a piece of paper at the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial on May 14, 2013, as part of Police Week 2013, in Washington, D.C. The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies Inc. holds the 19th annual Memorial March and Service. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Richard G
Junior Meggett, 76, looks into the slave cabin where his aunt and uncle once lived on Edisto Island, S.C., on Monday, May 13, 2012. The cabin was being taken apart and shipped north where it will one day be displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opening in 2015 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Meggett grew up in a nearby cabin that has since been destroyed by fire. Junior Meggett, 76, looks into the
Detective Rodriguez, left, of the Newark Police Department, gives a kiss to Nicole Morgan during a stop along the Police Unity Tour bike ride, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Morgan is riding her bike in honor of her brother, Newark officer Michael Morgan, who was killed while on duty in 2011. Bicycling police officers from across the nation are pedaling from Ground Zero in New York to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness and funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer s Memorial and Museum. The event is held in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty. Detective Rodriguez, left, of the N
Rain drops cover memorial photographs hanging from the seat of a bicycle during a stop along the Police Unity Tour bike ride, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Bicycling police officers from across the nation are pedaling from Ground Zero in New York to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness and funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer s Memorial and Museum. The event is held in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty. Rain drops cover memorial photograp
Lt. Don Robertella, of the Newark Police Department, talks on the phone while during a stop along the Police Unity Tour bike ride, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Bicycling police officers from across the nation are pedaling from Ground Zero in New York to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness and funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer s Memorial and Museum. Lt. Don Robertella, of the Newark P
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden embraces family members of American Foreign Service Association members who died while serving overseas during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department May 3, 2013. While marking Foreign Affairs Day, Biden and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled a memorial plaque in the State Department lobby honoring U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, Anne Smedinghoff, Sean Patrick Smith, Ty Woods, Glen Doherty, Ragaei Said Abdelfattah, Joseph Gregory Fandino, and Francis Savage. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: U.S. Vice
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2012: In this handout provided by Smithsonian, four shallow chops to an incomplete skull excavated in James Fort, Jamestown, Virginia by William Kelso, chief archeologist at the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, are photographed in August, 2012 in Washington, DC. On May 1, 2013, Douglas Owsley, division head for physical anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and Kelso announced that the remains were evidence of survival cannibalism during the 'starving time' over the winter of 1609-10 in historic Jamestown. WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2012: In th
Korean War veteran Joe Bomkamp sits at his Black Earth, Wis. home Wednesday, May 1, 2013. This month, a Badger Honor Flight for the first time will carry mostly Korean War veterans to Washington, D.C. The Madison-based program started three years ago to give the disappearing World War II generation of warriors a last chance to see war memorials in the nation's capital. The program has opened its arms to veterans of the Korean War era. Veterans this year are marking the 60th anniversary of the war's end. Korean War veteran Joe Bomkamp sits
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Former Washington Redskins head coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs discusses the importance of disaster preparedness with small business owners from across the country during a special 'Chalk Talk' dinner at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters. The dinner was held in conjunction with the America's Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C. and hosted by FedEx and the American Red Cross. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Former W
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Briefing Room of the White House on April 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama answered questions on various issues including the current situations in Syria. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: U.S. Pr
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Followed by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney (R), U.S. President Barack Obama (L) approaches to the podium at the James Brady Press Briefing Room for a press conference at the White House on April 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama answered questions on various issues including the current situations in Syria. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Followe
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Atmosphere during The New Yorker's David Remnick Hosts White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Pre-Party at W Hotel Rooftop on April 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Atmosph
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: A general view of atmosphere at the PEOPLE/TIME Party On The Eve Of The White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: A gener
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (R), speaks with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during an open session of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department, April 25, 2013 in Washington, DC. The session was held to discuss the financial markets and emerging threats to financial stability, and make relevant recommendations. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Treasur
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin joins FedEx and the American Red Cross to promote small business disaster preparedness, on April 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. Hamlin visited a small business in Washington, D.C. to help the owner take the right steps to be prepared for a disaster. Earlier in the day, Hamlin visited the Red Cross Disaster Operations Center and was taken on a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility that operates as the primary contact for all disaster services. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: NASCAR
The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. is seen on a LED screen during a tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Center Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Dallas. More than 8,000 people are expected to attend the invitation-only dedication of the center, Thursday, April 25, which will house the presidential library and museum along with the 43rd president s policy institute. It opens to the public on May 1. The United States Capitol in Washin
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: In this handout provided by the International Money Fund (IMF), IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) greets Somalia's Bank Governor Abdusalam Omer (R) during a meeting with members of MENA, Middle East and North Africa, April 21, 2013 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The IMF/World Bank Meetings are being held in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: In this
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: In this handout provided by the International Money Fund (IMF), IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd R) smiles with IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton (R) and IMF Director Masood Ahmed (C) smile during a meeting with members of MENA April 21, 2013 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The IMF/World Bank Meetings are being held in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: In this