All Things Considered

Afghan army commandos stand on a sand bank as a U.S. Army Apache helicopter flies above at sunset in Marjah's Balakino Bazar neighborhood on Feb. 24. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Men from the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment load up their mine-resistant armored truck for another day of convoy duty in Marjah, Afghanistan. The truck is brand new, because their previous one was destroyed by a homemade bomb. All the crew members walked away safely, protected by the truck's armored cabin. Corey Flintoff/NPR hide caption

WASP Deanie Parrish accepts the Congressional Gold Medal from House Minority Leader John Boehner, Sen. Harry Reid and House Speaker Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a ceremony at the Capitol. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

An Afghan security officer tries to stop photographers from taking pictures outside The Park Residence guesthouse at the site of a gun battle in the Shar-e Naw district in Kabul on Feb. 26. Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Experts say the broadband speeds consumers experience at home are typically 10 percent to 20 percent below the limit that they pay for. iStockphoto.com hide caption

A demonstrator protests the arrival of Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Ciudad Juarez on Feb. 17. He holds a sign reading, "More green areas, less greens in the area" (referring to soldiers). Calderon arrived in the city for the second time in less than a week to meet with local and state authorities to address a security crisis after a group of gunmen attacked a party Jan. 31, killing 15 teens and injuring many others. Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Workers at the Manischewitz food processing plant in Newark, N.J., package gefilte fish by hand. Israel recently reinstated a large import tax on Asian carp, which is used to make the Jewish delicacy. One of the largest producers of Asian carp, Schafer Fisheries of Thomson, Ill., has had to lay off nine employees because of lost business. Mike Derer/AP hide caption