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Paul Schurick in November 2011 as his trial started.

Maryland Robocall Conviction Puts Political Dirty Tricksters On Notice

Election-day dirty tricksters be forewarned: getting caught trying in a voter-suppression scheme can draw you a prison term, at least in Maryland.That's one take away message from Tuesday's conviction of the man who served as campaign manager for the effort of Maryland's former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr.'s to regain the governorship.

Tim Mullaney heads Consolidated Press, one of Charlotte's few union print shops. His business has been contracted for several jobs for the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

For Unions, Democratic Convention Means Business

Unionized businesses in Charlotte, N.C., have traditionally had to keep a low profile in this right-to-work state. But with the Democratic National Convention headed to town in 2012, having union ties could now be something to flaunt — and cash in on.

The Roots' 10th studio album, <em>undun</em>, is a concept record chronicling the downfall of its narrator.

The Roots: A Song Cycle For A Life Cycle

Do we need a hip-hop concept album in 2011? Yes, if it's as thoughtful and poignant as undun.

The Magic Of Music And A Little Room To Groove

Be it barefoot in the living room or in ballet shoes at Lincoln Center, there's nothing like the human impulse to dance. Author Alan Heathcock reflects on the timeless joys of sharing a dance floor with the ones you love.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her speech on human rights issues in Geneva, Switzerland.

U.S. Says It Will Use Foreign Aid To Promote Gay Rights

The new initiative directs U.S. agencies to deter governments from criminalizing homosexuality and could strain relations with allies like Saudi Arabia.

Bo Muller-Moore, known by some as the "Eat More Kale" guy, hand screen prints his shirts from his Montpelier, Vt., studio.

Chicken Vs. Kale: Artist Fights Chick-Fil-A Suit

With the help of Vermont's governor, folk artist Bo Muller-Moore is contesting charges of trademark infringement from Chick-fil-A. The fast-food chain says Muller-Moore's "Eat More Kale" T-shirts too closely resemble its own "Eat Mor Chikin" ad campaign.

Caitlin J. Halligan, then a lawyer for New York State, and attorney David Boies spoke in the Court of Appeals in Albany in 2005. On Tuesday, Senate Republicans blocked Halligan's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Judicial Wars Flare As Senate Blocks Obama Nominee

Tuesday's vote seems to signal the end of a 2005 agreement to end the judicial wars in the Senate by barring filibusters except in extraordinary circumstances.

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks Monday during his daily press briefing, as a clock counting down the expiration of the payroll tax cut benefit looms in the background.

Gingerly, GOP Contenders Address Payroll Tax Cut

The payroll tax cut is popular with the American people. That helps explain why President Obama is talking about it so relentlessly — and, perhaps, why Republican presidential candidates have addressed the issue only glancingly.

Former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt.

After Drunk Driving Charge, FAA Administrator Resigns

Jerome "Randy" Babbitt was arrested over the weekend, after police said they found him driving on the wrong side of the road. Babbitt was charged with a DWI.

Snake handler Subhendu Malllik holds up an Indian baby cobra hatchling after it emerged from an egg on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, in June. The venomous snake is indigenous to South Asia.

Snakebite Threat Gets Short Shrift

Even at the low end of estimates, deaths from snakebites would exceed those from some better-known scourges, such as cholera, dengue fever and Chagas disease.

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