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This 2009 photograph provided by the family on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, shows Tina Crouse and Deriek Crouse. Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse was making a traffic stop on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, when police say Ross Truett Ashley, a 22-year-old student from a nearby college, walked up to his cruiser and shot him. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Family Photo)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman and Brooks Laichsmile as they wait for the ice to be cleared after hats were thrown on the ice after what was originally ruled Wideman's hat trick, but later changed to Laich's goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, in Washington. won (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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An Occupy Boston protestor wrapped in an American flag rests against a tree near open space where tents were set up in Dewey Square in Boston, early Friday Dec. 9, 2011. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said Thursday that Occupy Boston protesters must leave their encampment in the city's financial district by midnight Thursday or face eviction by police. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers have agreed on a Chris Paul trade. The Hornets will acquire Ben Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Chris Kaman and a first-round pick, while the Clippers will receive Paul and two second rounders. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Virginia Tech police Officer Deriek Crouse was shot and killed on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, during a routine traffic stop on the school's Blacksburg, Va., campus. (AP Photo/Virginia Tech)

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This photo released by Virginia Tech shows police officer Deriek Crouse, who was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, during a routine traffic stop on the school's Blacksburg, Va., campus. (AP Photo/Virginia Tech)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray offers remarks Thursday as he introduces Brenda Donald as his choice to lead the District's Child and Family Services Agency. It will be her second stint at the helm of the agency, which she headed in 2004 and 2005. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Jonah Hill as Noah Griffith (second from right) still has some growing up to do in "The Sitter." In the meantime, he's baby-sitting the characters played by Kevin Hernandez, Max Records, and Landry Bender. (20th Century Fox via Associated Press)

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"We strive to include undiscovered and emerging talent as well as mid-career and recognized artists," says Virginia Shore, the Art in Embassies program's deputy director and chief curator.

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Police secure the campus of of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. after a gunman walked into a parking lot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer who was conducting a traffic stop, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. Another person, a white man, died of a gunshot wound in a different parking lot. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Sam Dean)

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In this file photo, police officers block a road on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., after a gunman killed a police officer and another person Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop and was shot and killed. The shooter ran toward a nearby parking lot, where a second person was found dead. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry) **FILE**

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Police officers block a road on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., after a gunman killed a police officer and another person Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop and was shot and killed. The shooter ran toward a nearby parking lot, where a second person was found dead. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)

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In this image taken on a cell phone, authorities gather outside Torgersen Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. A gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop on the campus Thursday. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop and was shot and killed. The shooter ran toward a nearby parking lot, where a second person was found dead. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Jeff Sturgeon)

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A police officer secures the scene where a gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 on the campus of Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop and was shot and killed. The shooter ran toward a nearby parking lot, where a second person was found dead. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)

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A police officer secures the scene where a gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 on the campus of Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop and was shot and killed. The shooter ran toward a nearby parking lot, where a second person was found dead. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)

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Virginia Tech police officers console one another as they move toward the scene where a fellow police officer was killed in a parking lot on the campus of Virginia Tech, Thursday December 8, 2011, in Blacksburg, Va. A man killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop Thursday at Virginia Tech, sending a shudder through campus as students and faculty were told to stay inside and police searched for the gunman, school officials said. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)

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The Coca-Cola Co. is distributing a limited-edition red can. The company is bringing back its red cans after the limited-edition white can drew complaints from some Coke drinkers. The Coca-Cola Company has moved its secret formula for the first time in 86 years, taking it from a bank vault to a new repository on exhibit at its downtown Atlanta museum. (Associated Press)

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Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) questions U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder while he appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) questions U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder while he appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder leaves a House Judiciary Committee hearing for a voting recess, Thursday, December 8, 2011. Holder was asked to appear to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)