Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times London Fletcher, here celebrating a third-quarter interception Sunday, is a 14-year veteran who has been with the Redskins since 2007.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, wants to add almost $7 billion in disaster aid to a temporary funding bill crafted to avert a government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. (Associated Press)
A job fair in Los Angeles last month drew crowds of people looking for work. The International Monetary Fund and the Obama administration have projected the national unemployment rate to average about 9 percent next year. (Associated Press)
"The auto industry is back. General Motors and the UAW are working together to create jobs in America," United Auto Workers President Bob King (right, with union Vice President Joe Ashton) said Tuesday in Detroit. (Associated Press)
"Opening new markets for our farmers, ranchers and businesses ... has to be done in a way that puts American jobs first," says Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat and Senate Finance Committee chairman. (Associated Press)
President Obama announces the latest iteration of his debt-reduction plan in the Rose Garden on Monday morning. (Associated Press)
Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, says reshaping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requires spreading lending risks. (Associated Press)
Estela Moran, who has operated a meat stand at the Gascasonica market for 30 years, organizes her work area. She has seen her business decline gradually, but she doesn't intend to give up, as other vendors have done. (Associated Press)
A vendor waits for customers at the Gascasonica market. Mexico City's neighborhood markets offer abundant fresh produce at low prices, but chains such as Wal-Mart are seen as safer, more convenient and cleaner. (Associated Press)
