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Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr speaks during his first public appearance since returning from nearly four years of self-imposed exile in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Al-Sadr appears beneath a graphic banner bearing the pictures of his brother, the late Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, left, and father, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, right. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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In this image provide by the Office of Gov. Martin O'Malley, the envelope, sealed in plastic, that was mailed to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, is seen. (AP Photo/Office of Gov. Martin O'Malley)
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In this undated graphic released by the New York City Police Department, an example of what a typical suspicious package, that may actually contain a dangerous device, might look like. The graphic points out examples of stains, misspellings, irregular shape and strange odors, all of which by themselves or in combination are cause for concern. (AP Photo/NYPD)
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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2008 file photo, George Jones arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jones is hospitalized in Nashville. A statement from his publicist, Kirt Webster, says he went in for an annual checkup on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 and doctors required him to stay overnight to continue monitoring him. He is expected to be released Thursday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (center) is surrounded by bodyguards in the Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq, on Thursday. Hundreds of raucous supporters celebrated the return of the firebrand Iraqi cleric Thursday after his emergence from four years of exile in Iran, drawing a plea from him to show more discipline and restraint. (Associated Press)
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An elderly prisoner at Onomichi performs his daily labor. Accommodations for the elderly inmates include shorter work shifts. (Associated Press)
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A guard at Onomichi Prison in Onomichi, Japan, near Hiroshima, watches elderly inmates work during their six-hour labor shift. Japan's population is aging faster than any other nation's, and that means increased numbers of elderly prisoners. (Associated Press)
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Lacquerware has been produced in Russia since 1721, and often portrays fairy tales or folk scenes. It is hand-painted and covered with as many as 10 coats of lacquer, then polished to a brilliant shine. This box was a gift to Ronald Reagan from Yuri Dubinin, the ambassador of the Soviet Union in 1987. Photo: National Archives, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, photo, a Chinese J-20 stealth plane is seen after finishing a runway test in Chengdu, southwest China. State media are reporting on the appearance online of photos that appear to show a prototype Chinese stealth fighter undergoing testing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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This architectural rendering by Diller Scofidio and Renfro, released, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, by the Broad Art Foundation shows the $130 million, museum billionaire Eli Broad plans to build on Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles. Broad's planned contemporary art museum, which will showcase his 2,000-piece collection that includes works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, is a three-story, $130 million honeycomb structure that will be known simply as Broad. (AP Photo/Diller Scofidio + Renfro via Broad Art Foundation)
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A March 13, 2010 photo shows people boarding a Southwest Airlines jet at Burbank, Calif., Airport. Southwest Airlines is revamping its frequent-flier program with changes designed to nudge customers into buying higher-priced tickets by letting them earn bonus flights faster. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Evaggelos Kargiofilis holds up the wooden cross after being the first to retrieve it during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Photos Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Bulgarian men dance the horo, or chain dance, in the icy winter waters of the River Tundzha in Kalofer, Bulgaria, during Epiphany celebrations on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Traditionally, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a cross into the river, and it is believed that the one who retrieves it will be healthy through the year, as well as all those who dance in the icy waters. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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Bulgarian men dance the horo, or chain dance, in the icy winter waters of the River Tundzha in Kalofer, Bulgaria, during Epiphany celebrations on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Traditionally, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a cross into the river, and it is believed that the one who retrieves it will be healthy through the year, as well as all those who dance in the icy waters. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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A Bulgarian boy holds the holly cross as men dance the horo, or chain dance, in the icy winter waters of the River Tundzha in Kalofer, Bulgaria, during Epiphany celebrations on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Traditionally, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a cross into the river, and it is believed that the one who retrieves it will be healthy through the year, as well as all those who dance in the icy waters. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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Swimmers kiss a wooden cross during a ceremony to bless the water at Greece's Flisvos beach at Paleo Faliro, near Athens, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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The winner in retrieving a wooden cross, Evaggelos Kargiofilis (second from right) holds it up during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Photos Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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The winner in retrieving a cross, Evaggelos Kargiofilis, holds it up during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany day were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Photos Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Police surround a Baja Fresh restaurant in Chandler, Ariz. after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Chandler police spokesman Sgt. Joe Favazzo says a gunman entered a Baja Fresh restaurant and fired a gun in what police think was a warning to customers following the mall shooting. People inside the restaurant quickly exited and there are no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Chow)
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Police question a woman outside a Baja Fresh restaurant in Chandler, Ariz. after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Chandler police spokesman Sgt. Joe Favazzo says a gunman entered a Baja Fresh restaurant and fired a gun in what police think was a warning to customers following the mall shooting. People inside the restaurant quickly exited and there are no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Chow)
