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Firefighters battle a blaze from a shake-and-bake meth-lab explosion in 2010 at a house in Union, Mo. The crude new method of making methamphetamine, by combining raw and unstable ingredients in a 2-liter soda bottle, poses great risks. The concoction can explode, burning the user. (Associated Press)

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The interior of a home in Clarksville, Tenn., damaged by a shake-and-bake meth lab explosion in December 2011 is seen here. (Associated Press/Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force)

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British Foreign Minister William Hague waits for the start of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Virginia Tech guard Dorenzo Hudson had 12 points as Virginia Tech defeated Virginia, 47-45, on Sunday Jan. 22, 2012 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)

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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sunday. Croatians voted in a nationwide referendum on whether to join the European Union, a test of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost its appeal among potential new members. (Associated Press)

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Iranians look at a doll display in a toy shop in Tehran on Friday. Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (foreground) pilots the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as Seaman Chris McCarter assists during Mr. Panetta's visit to the ship on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, off the southeastern coast of the United States. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in a referendum on whether to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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Virginia Commonwealth's Troy Daniels drives to the basket against Old Dominion during the second half, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Richmond, Va. VCU won 61-48. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)

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Virginia forward Darion Atkins scores as Georgia Tech center Nate Hicks defends in the second half Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Atlanta. Virginia won 70-38. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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** FILE ** In this Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, file image made from video, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks on Yemen State Television. Yemeni officials say Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States. (AP Photo/Yemen State TV, File)

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Virginia Commonwealth's Troy Daniels shoots over William & Mary's Quinn McDowell during the second half, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Richmond, Va. Daniels had seven points as Virginia Commonwealth won 69-68 in overtime. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Eva Russo)

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Penn State President Rodney Erickson, at far right, introduces members of the Board of Trustees available for media questions following the regularly scheduled Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Seated at the table from left to right are trustee Kenneth Frazier, trustee and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, board vice chair Keith Masser and board president Karen Peetz. Erickson had used the board meeting as an opportunity to try to address the perception that the university isn't being as open and honest as it could be in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)

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**FILE** New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (right) speaks Dec. 29, 2011, at a news conference in Brooklyn, N.Y., as Mayor Michael Bloomberg listens. (Associated Press)

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D.C. resident Shannon Scannel is among the Occupy D.C. supporters encamped at McPherson Square, which the city would like to clear out. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A giant blue chair bearing the words "Palestine's Right: Full Membership in the United Nations" sits in the central square of Ramallah in the West Bank, reinforcing Palestinians' ultimate goal to all who pass by. (Ben Birnbaum/The Washington Times)

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Former Brewers slugger Prince Fielder has averaged 38 home runs in the past six seasons. Will he be testing the fences at Nationals Park? (Associated Press)

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Former Brewers slugger Prince Fielder has averaged 38 home runs in the past six seasons. Will he be testing the fences at Nationals Park? (Associated Press)

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Capitals goalie Michael Neuvirth (above) blanked Montreal 3-0 on Wednesday in his first start in 23 days. Tomas Vokoun had made 10 straight starts. (Associated Press)

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Residents wave anti-EU flags as they watch a live broadcast from the U.N. court on the verdict for a key wartime Croatian commander, Gen. Ante Gotovina, in Zagreb, Croatia, in April. Croatia signed an EU accession treaty last year and is set to become a member in July 2013, if the Croats say "yes" in the referendum and all of the bloc's 27 states later ratify the deal. (Associated Press)