Topic: R-N.C.

Richard Burr; John McCain (Getty/Win McNamee/Alex Wong/Photo montage by Salon)

G.O.P. yard sale principles

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Kamala Harris (AP/Alex Brandon)

Nevertheless, she persisted

Katie Serena
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

A sick Obamacare alternative

Luke Brinker
Richard Burr (Reuters/Chris Keane)

Burr's torture fight

Luke Brinker
Barack Obama (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House tries to thwart Obama

Luke Brinker