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The Washington Capitals signed 19-year-old Stan Galiev to a three-year, entry -level contract Wednesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Karin Agness, founder of the Network of enlightened Women, takes offense at Elle magazine's reference to her as one of the "Baby Palins." (Associated Press)

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In this image made from the Rossiya 24 television channel, a Soyuz rocket booster carrying a Progress supply ship is launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. The spaceship, bound for the International Space Station, failed to reach its planned orbit, and pieces of it fell in Siberia amid a thunderous explosion, officials said. (AP Photo/Rossiya 24)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Lorie Van Auken lost her husband during the Sept. 11 attacks. She is one of four New Jersey widows, known as the Jersey Girls, who became activists as a result of the tragedy.

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While flares block off the circle to Union Station, workers who have been given the "all-clear" return to their buildings on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 following a 5.9 earthquake whose epicenter was in Mineral, Va., east of Charlottesville, but whose effects could be felt up the entire Eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C. All buildings downtown were evacuated for a couple of hours following the incident. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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An explosion is seen near Moammar Gadhafi's main compound in the Bab al-Aziziya district in Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)

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An armured vehicle speeds on the outskirts of Tripoli, as huge smoke rises over the downtown, late Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts remained unknown. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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An Urban Outfitters T-shirt emblazoned with a controversial photo of model Hailey Clauson has resulted in a lawsuit against the apparel chain. (Urban Outfitters)

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets Mongolian wrestler during Mini Nadam, or Mongolian wrestling performance, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (in tan suit) walks up a ramp to the carriage of his armored train at the Bureya railway station in Russia's eastern Siberia region on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/IA Port Amur, www.portamur.ru)

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**FILE** Mohammed Moammar Gadhafi, Libyan Col. Moammar Gadhafi's eldest son, smiles in Tripoli during a news conference on Dec. 29, 2003. (Associated Press)

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This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and taken at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, shows Hurricane Irene (center right) positioned approximately 55 miles west-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/NOAA)

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Euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of Benghazi in the city's main square, the symbolic heart of the regime. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

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Sean Hannity (left) of Fox News interviews former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (center) arrives at the Bureya railway station in Russia's eastern Siberia region on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Mr. Kim is on a weeklong trip to Russia, during which he will meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. (AP Photo/IA Port Amur, www.portamur.ru)

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Specialist Michael O'Connor works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 19, 2011. (Associated Press)

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In this image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group on Aug. 18 2011, a large crowd gathered Aug. 17 in the town of Rastan near Homs, chanting "Rastan demands the execution of the president" and "We want to fight Bashar." (Associated Press/Ugarit via APTN)

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Mr. Paul waves his arms as he arrives to a crowd of several hundred who came to see him on Wednesday in Concord, N.H. "We had a lot of enthusiasm four years ago, but we didn't know how to organize it and direct it. We didn't really know how this system worked. So, we should do better and we should expect better," Mr. Paul said.

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Ron Paul speaks to several hundred people on Wednesday in Concord, N.H. "We have a lot more supporters and a lot more organization," Mr. Paul said. "I think the campaign team is a lot more sophisticated, and they know what to do out here." (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Now Zad District Gov. Said Murad Sadtak (left) listens to villager Juma Khan express his concerns during a shura at U.S. Marine Patrol Base Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As the international coalition tries to phase out involvement, legitimate Afghan governance is more of a plan than a reality.