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An Egyptian protester photographs newspapers and placards on display in a makeshift museum in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Members of an Islamist-dominated panel tasked with writing Egypt's new constitution are gathering to vote on the document's final draft. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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** FILE ** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi laugh during a photo opportunity at their meeting at the pesidential palace in Cairo on Saturday, July 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, and his counterpart from Egypt Kamel Amr, left, address the media during a joint news conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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Egyptians chant slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. More than 200,000 people chanted against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition, demanding that President Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near-autocratic powers. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj awaits his verdict at the courtroom of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at U.N. headquarters Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Wednesday, (from left) Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Jill Biden, Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar and Sen. Jack Reed applaud during a groundbreaking ceremony for an education center that will tell the stories of generations of veterans killed in combat. (Associated Press)
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In this Friday, July 13, 2012 photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Islamist president may look like he's running out of options as he faces an appeals court strike and massive opposition protests over decrees granting himself near absolute power. Will he back down now? Most likely not. Mohammed Morsi's next move may be to raise the stakes even higher. Signs are growing the constitutional panel at the heart of the showdown could vote on a draft this week despite a walkout by liberal and Christian members. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Susan E. Rice, U.N. ambassador, has been meeting with Republicans after the uproar about the handling of the Benghazi attack. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, and Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, were not swayed after meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice, a possible nominee for secretary of state, about her comments in the aftermath of a Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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“We used to be the uninvited party crashers. All of the sudden we’re the belle of the ball. Well, it’s time to dance.” - Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat (Associated Press)
