Politics

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** FILE ** Cardinal Timothy Dolan, of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Associated Press)

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Malians opposed to foreign military intervention to retake Mali’s terrorist-held north clash with police as they march in the streets of Bamako, the capital, on Sunday. West African nations have agreed to send 3,300 troops to help Mali’s imperiled government recover the north. (Associated Press)

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Riot police wield tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a throng of protesters in the Kuwait City suburb of Mishrefs. Strong-armed regimes in the oil-rich Persian Gulf have faced little resistance from Western governments that depend on the region as an energy supplier and as a military deterrent against Iran. (Associated Press)

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Thousands march on a highway in Kuwait this month to protest a decree by the emir that amends election law. Widening clampdowns on an Islamist-led opposition ahead of parliamentary elections include bans on public gatherings of more than 20 people. The U.S. has about 15,000 ground forces in Kuwait. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** White House spokesman Jay Carney pauses Nov. 13, 2012, during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Acting CIA Director Michael Morell arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, for a closed Senate Foreign Relations briefing on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Acting CIA Director Michael Morell (in red tie) is surrounded by security as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, for a closed Senate Foreign Relations briefing on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Acting CIA Director Michael Morell (in red tie) is escorted past a gauntlet of reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, for a closed Senate Foreign Relations briefing on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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This image downloaded from the internet on Nov. 13, 2012, shows the main page of the sabahionline.com website, featuring an image made from video showing al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn of Africa news site, but in fact the website is run by the U.S. military as part of a propaganda operation aimed at countering extremists in Africa. (Associated Press/Internet)

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** FILE ** In this April 16, 2012, file photo, Jason Biggs poses for photographers in London. Biggs is getting some flak for his vulgar tweets, but the actor doesn’t seem to mind. Last week, he got into some trouble for tweeting about the wives of the republican presidential candidates. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)