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Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, told Congress on Wednesday that violence is expanding between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Middle East, and warned that Syria's conflict is producing a generation of terrorists. (Associated Press)
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President George W. Bush addressed the 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington with American Conservative Union Chairman David A. Keene (left) and Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (The Washington Times)
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Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidates from left, State Sen. Bill Brady, State Sen. Kirk Dillard, Bruce Rauner, and State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, sit before a debate Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Chicago. Early voting has begun with the primary set for Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Bill Brady, left, laughs as he stands next to fellow candidate State Sen. Kirk Dillard before a debate, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, right, gestures before a debate with from left, State Sen. Bill Brady, State Sen. Kirk Dillard, and Bruce Rauner, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner, standing center, waits before the start of a debate with State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, right, State Sen. Bill Brady, second from right and State Sen. Kirk Dillard, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Former President George W. Bush gets a hug from SMU mascot Peruna during a break in the first of an NCAA college basketball game between SMU and Louisville on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/John F. Rhodes)