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In the past year, nearly half of the 50 US states saw obesity ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - In the past year, nearly half of the 50 US states saw obesity rates rise and no state saw a fall in the number of people who were obese, according to the sixth annual "F as in Fat" report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.(AFP/File)

US soldiers and Iraqi police leave their base as they go out ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:48:04 GMT

(AFP) - US soldiers and Iraqi police leave their base as they go out on their last joint US-Iraq patrol in Khan Bani Saad, south of the town of Baquba, as a sandstorm engulfs this northeastern region of the county. US combat troops will pull out from Iraq's cities and main towns June 30 as the war-torn country takes sole charge of security in a major stepping stone to a complete American withdrawal.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Supreme Court police officers stand in front of the US Supreme ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:13:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Supreme Court police officers stand in front of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case in which members of Saudi Arabia's royal family were accused of backing the masterminds of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.(AFP/File/Manny Ceneta)

An Iranian woman protests against the recent Iranian elections ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:02:53 GMT

(AFP) - An Iranian woman protests against the recent Iranian elections and violence outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles. The United States said it has rescinded invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 parties at US embassies, following the violent suppression of protests in Iran.(AFP/Mark Ralston)

In this file photo originally provided by the White House, President ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:01:41 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo originally provided by the White House, President Bush and first lady Laura Bush participate in an Easter service at the Evergreen Chapel in Camp David, Md., April 16, 2006. Also pictured in the front row, from right, are: Jenna Welch, mother of the first lady, Barbara Bush, former President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/White House Photo, Eric Draper)

US soldiers are seen at their base in the souhern city of Basra, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:48:04 GMT

(AFP) - US soldiers are seen at their base in the souhern city of Basra, south of the capital Baghdad.(AFP/Essam -al-Sudani)

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on June 9, 2009, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on June 9, 2009, said violence may continue in certain parts of Iraq in the coming months after US troops pull out of the country's cities.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

File photo shows a US army patrol talking to an Iraqi Christian ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:48:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows a US army patrol talking to an Iraqi Christian family outside their home in the northern restive city of Mosul. Dozens of US troops seen in Mosul after June 30 will not be military advisers or trainers but instead work to ensure that millions of American tax dollars are not frittered away.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)

An Iraqi police officer lights a flare during festivities in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:58:06 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi police officer lights a flare during festivities in Baghdad's Zawra Park celebrating the pullout of US troops from Iraq's cities and towns on June 30. Iraqi forces prepared to take control of towns and cities nationwide as American troops finally withdrew in a milestone for the country's recovery six years after the US-led invasion.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)

US President's wife Michelle Obama visits with her two daughters ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:58:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President's wife Michelle Obama visits with her two daughters Malia (left) and Sasha (front) the Eiffel tower, on June 5, in Paris. US President Barack Obama arrived in France to attend the D-Day 65th anniversary celebrations.(AFP/File/Miguel Medina)

Comedian Al Franken, pictured in April 2009, is the rightful ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:41:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Comedian Al Franken, pictured in April 2009, is the rightful winner of a hotly contested US Senate seat, Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a decision which could hand Democrats unchecked control of both houses of Congress.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeffrey Thompson)

This undated District of Columbia government handout photo shows ...

(AFP/DC Govt/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:39:37 GMT

(AFP/DC Govt/File) - This undated District of Columbia government handout photo shows Vivek Kundra. President Barack Obama's chief information officer unveiled a new website on Tuesday which tracks the more than 70 billion dollars in annual information technology (IT) spending by federal agencies.(AFP/DC Govt/File)

US President Barack Obama, seen here making remarks on the economy ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:03 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here making remarks on the economy in the Rose Garden, said the latest surge in job losses was "sobering," after new government figures pushed the unemployment rate to a new 26-year high of 9.5 percent.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Members of the Mexican navy stand guard beside seven tons of ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:43:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Members of the Mexican navy stand guard beside seven tons of cocaine in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca state, Mexico in February seized in an operation, with the US coastguard. The United States will step up intelligence efforts aimed at stemming the illicit flow of drugs, guns and cash across the border with Mexico, according to a White House strategy paper soon to be sent to Congress.(AFP/File/Juan Carlos Reyes)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here in February ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:18:21 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here in February 2009, decried on Monday Iran's "deplorable" treatment of British embassy staff arrested on accusations they stoked post-election unrest.(AFP/POOL/File/Greg Baker)

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and special US envoy ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:28 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and special US envoy George Mitchell prepare to begin a meeting in New York. Mitchell held low-key talks here Tuesday with Barak as Washington seeks to breathe new life into the ailing Middle East peace talks.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

President Barack Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden, pictured ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:26:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - President Barack Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in January 2009, to take on a new role overseeing the US departure from Iraq and Washington's effort to promote internal political reconciliation there.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)

US President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:11:35 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Wednesday extended a set of economic sanctions on North Korea for another year as tension soars with the communist state over its nuclear and missile programs.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

A US soldier walks past a wall painted in the Iraqi national ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:48:04 GMT

(AFP) - A US soldier walks past a wall painted in the Iraqi national colours during the last joint US-Iraq patrol in Khan Bani Saad, south of the town of Baquba, as a sandstorm engulfs this northeastern region of the county. US combat troops will pull out from Iraq's cities and main towns June 30 as the war-torn country takes sole charge of security.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:20:15 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House. Obama staked out his toughest stance yet on Iran, expressing outrage over a government crackdown and a "heartbreaking" video of a woman bleeding to death during a street protest.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)