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** FILE ** South Korean President Park Geun-hye addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2013. (Associated Press)
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A turkey named "Harry" — originally intended to be served for Thanksgiving dinner for American troops at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan — received a pardon when health inspectors at the base were unsure whether he would be safe to eat. This spring, he mated with "Harriet," a female turkey companion brought in for him, and gave birth to five healthy chicks, or poults. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli outlines his Economic Growth and Virginia Jobs Plan at a Sweet Frog shop in Carytown on May 7, 2013. (Associated Press/Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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This combination shows the signatures of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew from a Sept. 21, 2011, memo posted on the White House website when he was Office of Management and Budget director, top, and as Treasury Secretary on the 2013 annual report for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, bottom. (AP Photo)
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An Israeli soldier drives an armored personal carrier during a military exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is greeted by supporters as he arrives to give his victory speech on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Sanford won back his old congressional seat in the state's 1st District in a special election. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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Israeli soldiers of the Golani brigade gather in a tent, as the sun rises, before a military exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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** FILE ** This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control — and if necessary launch — nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized and unacceptable failings, including a potential compromise of missile launch codes. (AP Photo/Minuteman Missile NHS)