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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., greets supporters on election night in Winchester, Tenn. At left is his wife, Amy. A little more than a week after the election, the voters of Tennessee's 4th District got proof that their congressmen, an anti-abortion physician, had misled them repeatedly about having affairs with patients, encouraging a lover to get an abortion and using a gun to intimidate his ex-wife during an argument. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tenn.’s Rep. Scott DesJarlais has less than $16K after tough race

Associated Press · December 8, 2012 5:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

On economics, foreign policy, Bob Corker eager to act

Associated Press · December 8, 2012 5:00 am

This combination of Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, left, and Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 photos provided by CBS News and MSNBC shows David Axelrod, adviser to the Obama campaign in Washington and New York. Axelrod had his trademark moustache shaved Friday on MSNBC after the hosts of "Morning Joe" helped raise $1 million for his epilepsy charity. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher, MSNBC, Morning Joe, Louis Burgdorf)

David Axelrod shaves ‘stache for charity

Associated Press · December 8, 2012 5:00 am

NJ sues post-Sandy disaster summit organizer

NJ sues post-Sandy disaster summit organizer

Associated Press · December 8, 2012 1:28 am

FILE - This Jan. 20, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama waving as they walk down Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the White House in Washington, after taking the presidential oath. In a reversal from four years ago, President Barack Obama will accept unlimited sums of money from corporations and individuals to pay for events surrounding his Inauguration, a spokeswoman said Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Corporate money to help pay for Obama inauguration

Associated Press, Philip Elliott · December 7, 2012 7:20 pm

FILE - This combination of 2012 file photos shows U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Boulder, Colo. and Cape Canaveral, Fla. Campaign finance filings with the government now show that the cost of the 2012 U.S. presidential race has surpassed $2 billion, a new record. The new tallies released Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, which include nearly $86 million in fundraising by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the election's final weeks, boosted the total campaign haul over the $2 billion mark. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Charles Dharapak)

$2 billion price tag for presidential election

Associated Press · December 7, 2012 5:00 am

Uzbekistan urged to release political prisoners

Uzbekistan urged to release political prisoners

Associated Press · December 6, 2012 12:13 pm

FILE - This Nov. 7, 2012 file photo shows singer Rihanna during the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. Rihanna has signed on to executive produce the new series "Styled to Rock" for the Style network. The 10-episode series set to air in 2013 will give 12 aspiring designers, chosen by Rihanna, an opportunity to style A-list stars. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)

Rihanna will executive produce ‘Styled to Rock’

Associated Press · December 5, 2012 8:46 pm

Protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi evacuate and injured fellow protester during clashes between supporters of president Mohammed Morsi and their rivals in front of the president palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi pelted each other with rocks and firebombs and fought with sticks outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday, as a new round of protests deepened the country's political crisis. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Egypt descends into political turmoil

Associated Press · December 5, 2012 8:07 pm

Protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi evacuate and injured fellow protester during clashes between supporters of president Mohammed Morsi and their rivals in front of the president palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi pelted each other with rocks and firebombs and fought with sticks outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday, as a new round of protests deepened the country's political crisis. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

3 presidential advisers quit over Egypt’s crisis

Associated Press · December 5, 2012 7:47 pm

Study: Drug coverage to vary under health law

Study: Drug coverage to vary under health law

Associated Press · December 4, 2012 4:05 pm

UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; U.S. objects

UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; U.S. objects

Associated Press · November 29, 2012 5:00 am