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Wisconsin state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (left) and state Rep. Peter Barca (right) clash at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to the media Wednesday at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wis. (Associated Press/Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Steve Kinderman)

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Beatrice Diaz ,left, check her son Garrison Diaz 8,center, school work as her daughter Hailyn Parker 3, looks on at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Diaz unexpectedly went into labor at 24 weeks while pregnant with Garrison, who after delivery was so fragile she was not even allowed to hold him for a month. Today he is in a wheelchair and has the mental capacity of a 9-month old. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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Garrison Diaz, 8, waits on this mother Beatrice Diaz after arriving home from school in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Diaz unexpectedly went into labor at 24 weeks while pregnant with Garrison, who after delivery was so fragile she was not even allowed to hold him for a month. Today he is in a wheelchair and has the mental capacity of a 9-month old. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl makes his way to the altar during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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From left, Carlos Bonafonte, of Alexandria, Va., Christina Paschyn, of Washington, and Peter Terpeluk, of Washington, take part in prayer during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Discovery ended its career as the world's most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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Australian firefighter Rob Frey, third from front left, and New York City firefighter James Dowdell, holding helmet, are recognized in a speech by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, not pictured, during an address at a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Mr. Frey participated in a joint exercise with New York City and Australian firefighters before the Sydney Olympics with Mr. Dowdell's father, Kevin Dowdell. Kevin Dowdell later died in the 9/11 attacks and Mr. Frey then returned the helmet to Mr. Dowdell's family. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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A member of the Krewe of Zulu interacts with revelers on Canal St. on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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A member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club marches with the Free Agents Brass Band down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Knights of King Felix III court toss beads to the crowds gathered on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, March 8, 2011, for the pre-Lenten blowout along the Gulf Coast called Fat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)

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Maskers with the Knight of Revelry tosses beads to the crowds gathered on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, March 8, 2011, for the pre-Lenten blowout along the Gulf Coast called Fat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)

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Members of King Felix III court toss beads to the crowds gathered on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, March 8, 2011 for the pre-Lenten blowout along the Gulf Coast called Fat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)

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A young boy dressed as a pirate reaches to catch a plastic sword while enjoying the Mardi Gras celebration in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Richard Porter and his wife Jennifer stroll trough the streets of the French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The Porters met at the Mardi Gras celebration 22-years ago. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Lenny Detrinis wears an ostritch costume during Mardi Gras celebrations in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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A costumed reveler takes a photograph at the Mardi Gras celebration in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Maskers with the Knight of Revelry tosses beads to the crowds gathered on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, March 8, 2011, for the pre-Lenten blowout along the Gulf Coast called Fat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)

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Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu speaks during a press conference held for the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Top Chinese health officials have vowed to reduce the dependence of hospitals on drug sales for income _ a key problem that drives up health care costs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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President Obama watches a student Tuesday during his visit to classrooms at TechBoston Academy in Boston. Melinda Gates (center) is the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Associated Press)