UPI Pictures of the Year 2012 - WASHINGTON POLITICS

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Jordan's King Abdullah II deliver remarks to the news media after a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Sensing a vacuum in peace negotiations left by Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, Abdullah talked with Obama about attempts to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. UPI/Chip Somodevilla/Pool