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Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal, right, loses control of the ball under pressure from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, the day after President Obama was re-elected. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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** FILE ** Republican congressional candidate Mia Love concedes to the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Jim Matheson, during the Utah GOP election-night party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, holds a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Mr. Reid said he intends to change Senate filibuster rules following President Obama's win in the general election the previous day and that he hopes Republicans will work with the Democrats to solve some of the country's major issues. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Diane Sawyer attends Aretha Franklin's 70th birthday party in New York on March 24, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada Republican, talks to the media after winning re-election to the Senate over Rep. Shelley Berkley, his Democratic challenger, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Las Vegas. At right is his wife, Lynne. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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** FILE ** Voters cast their Election Day ballots on Nov. 6, 2012, in the cafeteria of Handley Elementary School in Saginaw, Mich. (Associated Press/The Saginaw News)
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George Allen, joined by his family, gives his concession speech Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2012, in Richmond, Va. Allen, a Republican, lost the race for the U.S. Senate seat to Democrat Tim Kaine. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)
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Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of President Barack Obama, waves her walking cane in the garden of her house in the village of Kogelo, Kenya, towards supporters in celebration Nov. 7, 2012, before speaking to the media about her reaction to Obama's re-election in the U.S. presidential election. (Associated Press)