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In Cairo, earlier today, a man cast his ballot.

Voting has begun in the country's first free presidential election. It was just a little more than a year ago that the regime of President Hosni Mubarak was toppled.

How A College Kid May Have Helped Pick A Congressman

Insurgent candidates won contested congressional GOP primaries in two states Tuesday. In a Kentucky district, the favorite for the fall prevailed thanks to some assistance from a wealthy 21-year-old benefactor.

In Cartagena, a prostitute stands on a corner in the historical district.

'Morally Repugnant' Behavior Tolerated By Secret Service, Senator Says

At the first congressional hearing into the scandal, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will make the case that Secret Service supervisors have turned a blind eye to bad behavior.

Mayor's Speech Gets Good Grade

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s second State of the City address is getting high marks from one expert.University of New Orleans political science…

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Chicago's O'Hare airport on May 21, 2012. The president has gone on the attack about his opponent's time at Bain Capital.

Weekly Standard: The Bain Of Obama

President Obama's campaign has been on the attack about Mitt Romney's time at Bain Capital. Joy Cost of The Weekly Standard thinks this is a losing strategy — not only because Romney's accomplishments at Bain were many — but because the president doesn't have a positive message.

Colonies of <em>Clostridium difficile </em>look awfully nice, but they're definitely something you'd be advised to keep at a safe distance.

Dangerous Gut Bacteria Move Outside Hospitals, Infect Kids

Clostridium difficileis a nasty bacterial infection that used to strike mainly older hospitalized patients taking antibiotics. In findings presented at a conference this week, Mayo Clinic researchers say it's now cropping up in communities, and infecting children.

New Orleans' Super Bowl Hosts to Gain Sponsor

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials are expected to make a sponsorship announcement at a news conference tonight for the Super Bowl Host Committee Volunteer…

Former Egyptian Arab League chief and presidential candidate Amr Mussa (2nd L) arrives at a polling station to vote in Cairo on May 23, 2012, during the country's historic presidential election, the first since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Foreign Policy: A Possible End To Egypt's Revolution

One of the top candidates in the Egyptian elections is Amr Moussa, a former official in the Mubarak government. David Kenner of Foreign Policy explains his unlikely ascendancy, arguing that Egyptians are seeking candidates who represent law and order, rather than those embody last year's revolution.

Television correspondent Sabrina Quagliozzi reports from inside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square on Monday.

Wall Street Titans, Behaving Badly

The reputations of JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have all been taken down a notch or two in recent months. The latest black eye came in the wake the flubbed Facebook IPO.

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy cheer at a final campaign rally on May 20, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Sunday was the final day of campaigning ahead of the first presidential election in the post-Mubarak era.

The Nation: Egypt's Election Experiment

Something noel is taking place in Egypt today — a free presidential election. Sharif Abdel Kouddous of The Nation says that while questions remain about the powers of the elected president, the future economic and political role of the military and the legitimacy of the entire transition process itself, anticipation remains high.

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