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Posted: 5/24/2013 4:52:33 PM EST
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smokes crack cocaine as he speaks to the media at Toronto City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013. Close allies released a letter Friday urging the mayor to address a purported video that apparently shows him smoking crack cocaine. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Michelle Siu)
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Posted: 5/22/2013 3:08:26 PM EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, not pictured, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar Assad’s regime doesn’t engage in peace talks in good faith. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
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Posted: 5/22/2013 12:18:23 PM EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, not pictured, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar Assad’s regime doesn’t engage in peace talks in good faith. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
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Posted: 5/22/2013 12:18:23 PM EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, right, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar Assad’s regime doesn’t engage in peace talks in good faith. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
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Posted: 5/19/2013 10:11:44 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2009, file photo Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod, left, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, leave with President Barack Obama, not shown, from the White House in Washington. Obama allies and former top aides are worried he has lost his voice on his central theme of economic opportunity, silenced by a trio of recent troubles. Axelrod and Gibbs are pressing Obama's current aides to let the president stake out a big vision once again, not only to put a focus on his second term but to move away from the controversies engulfing the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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Posted: 5/19/2013 9:50:11 AM EST
FILED – In this Aug. 11, 2009, file photo Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod, right, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, left, leave the White House in Washington with President Barack Obama, not shown, en route to New Hampshire for a town hall meeting. Obama allies and former top aides are worried he has lost his voice on his central theme of economic opportunity, silenced by a trio of recent troubles. Axelrod and Gibbs are pressing Obama's current aides to let the president stake out a big vision once again, not only to put a focus on his second term but to move away from the controversies engulfing the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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Posted: 5/13/2013 4:05:03 PM EST
Kate Gallion, member of Allies of the Anna Louise Inn, rallies protesters on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in downtown Cincinnati. The group of 150 protesters are demanding that insurance giant Western & Southern Financial Group end a two-year court fight to stop the women's home from renovating and ultimately to get them to sell the property to make way for a boutique hotel. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)
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Posted: 5/12/2013 2:42:09 PM EST
Former Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a press conference after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/12/2013 2:42:09 PM EST
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, second left, is surrounded by supporters as his daughter, Fatemeh, center, flashes a victory sign as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 11:50:02 AM EST
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, center, a senior advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shows his inked finger to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 11:50:02 AM EST
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shows his inked finger and registration paper to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 11:50:02 AM EST
Tehran's mayor, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guard commander, shows his identification as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 11:50:02 AM EST
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani puts his hands on his forehead as a gesture of respect to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 11:50:02 AM EST
Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to reporters, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. The campaign is taking shape as open season on Ahmadinejad's legacy and his combative style that bolstered his stature among supporters but alarmed critics. Ahmadinejad is barred by law from seeking a third term due to term limits under Iran's constitution. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Posted: 5/8/2013 3:16:10 PM EST
This April 12, 2013 photo, shows the Ebococa industrial plant in Villa Tunari, Bolivia. Bolivia's President Evo Morales has convinced regional allies to both invest in coca food processing plants in Bolivia and import coca products to their own countries. The late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sank $900,000 in the Ebococa plant in Villa Tunari, which Morales had trumpeted as the country's first to produce coca-based food. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Posted: 5/5/2013 3:28:38 PM EST
Runners pass through the finish line down the Boulevard of the Allies to complete the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Posted: 4/30/2013 1:18:39 AM EST
FILE - In this Saturday, March 20, 2010 file photo, Afghan women offer prayers at the grave of their relative in a grave yard in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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Posted: 4/30/2013 1:18:39 AM EST
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 file photo, Afghans listen to preacher while offering the Eid al Adha's prayers outside of Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
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Posted: 4/30/2013 1:18:39 AM EST
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 21, 2007 file photo, Afghan women pray as Afghan men hoist a holy mace, unseen, on the occasion of Nawroz, a new year ceremony, at the Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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Posted: 4/30/2013 1:18:39 AM EST
FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, an Afghan police man offers evening prayers on a hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies to work harder to promote religious rights in the war-torn nation. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid, File)
