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Appearing on Syrian State Television, President Bashar Assad delivers a speech in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Assad gave his first speech Tuesday since he agreed last month to an Arab League plan to halt the government’s crackdown on dissent. (APTN via Associated {Press)
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In this photo taken Oct. 10, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and and President Barack Obama answer a question during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, Syrians react after a government warplane was shot down in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is running for re-election to Congress in Wisconsin, where he is facing Rob Zerban. (Associated Press)
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Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, a tea party favorite, is facing stiff opposition in her congressional re-election campaign from Democrat Jim Graves. (Associated Press)
