Analysis

Mitt Romney and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell were featured on the front page of a Chinese-language newspaper following a visit to the Northern Virginia's Asian-American community in June. Such engagements with the Asian community helped McDonnell win his current office. Courtesy of Peter Su hide caption

Steve Nash, 38, left the Phoenix Suns to sign a $27 million three-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers Matt York/AP hide caption

Simon Cowell in his early days as an American Idol judge. The success of Cowell and others shows that bullying is acceptable, says Eric Deggans, so long as it's done on reality TV. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

Venus on the eastern limb of the Sun captured by TRACE satellite. NASA hide caption

In the Saudi capital Riyadh, two women stroll into a cosmetics shop in a luxury mall. The desire for greater personal freedoms has prompted Saudi rulers to relax some restrictions. Chuck Holmes/NPR hide caption

ExxonMobil is one of the largest corporations in the United States. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo hide caption

On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. AP hide caption

T.M. Luhrmann's book When God Talks Back examines how evangelicals perceive and relate to God. iStockphoto.com hide caption

An 18th century political cartoon entitled "A New Way to Pay the National Debt." Library of Congress hide caption

Doctors perform a kidney transplant operation in Spain in 2010. Xurxo Lobato/Cover/Getty Images hide caption