U.S. Elections in Brief

Rudolph Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain

Senator Daniel K. Akaka greets a supporter

Houston mayoral candidate Bill White makes a media appearance

Fundraisers at a gallery

Delegates at the Republican convention in Chicago, 1868

Democratic Party convention in Cincinnati, 1880

Internet bloggers update their convention blogs at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, 2004

Voters register while sitting at park

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots

Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse celebrates his election as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island

Members of the 109th Congress take their oath of office in the House chamber