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President Obama walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport on Aug. 13, 2012, in Chicago, en route to Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb., and onto a three-day campaign bus tour through Iowa. (Associated Press)
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Afghan police officers inspect the scene Aug. 13, 2012, after a bomb explosion in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
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Alexandra Bech Gjoerv (left), leader of the government-appointed independent commission, speaks Aug.13, 2012, during a press conference in Oslo about investigation into the July 22, 2011 attacks in Norway. (Associated Press/Berit Roald/NTB scanpix)
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) swears in newly-appointed Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (left), in Cairo on Aug. 12, 2012. (Associated Press/Egyptian presidency)
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**FILE** In this citizen journalism image from Aug. 11, 2012, a man looks at buildings destroyed by Syrian forces shelling in Khaldiyeh, Homs, Syria. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network)
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President Obama glances back as he walks through his Hyde Park neighborhood to a campaign event, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Democrat Rep. Mazie Hirono, right, hugs U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye after Hirono won the Democratic primary nomination for a Hawaii seat in the U.S. Senate, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle gives a victory speech at her campaign headquarters, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 in Honolulu. Lingle won the Republican nomination for Hawaii's U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Fireworks explode during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)