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In this photo provided by NBC, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks with Jay Leno during his appearance on "The Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs placards for supporters of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker at a phone bank during a campaign stop in Fitchburg, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012. The phone bank is used in support of Walker who is facing a recall election in June 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Some thousands of demonstrators march through the streets of Dublin, Ireland, Saturday March 31, 2012, during protests against Ireland's new property tax. Ireland faces a public revolt as more than 1 million of Ireland's 1.6 million households have failed to pay the new property tax. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)
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This image made from amateur video and released by the Syria media center Thursday, March 29, 2012, purports to show black smoke riding from buildings in Homs, Syria. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material. (AP Photo/Syria Media Center via APTN)
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In this picture released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the northwestern city of Mashhad, Iran, Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
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** FILE ** In this March 14, 2012, file photo, Warren Buffett and Astrid M. Buffett arrive at the Booksellers area of the White House in Washington for the State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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**FILE** Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry and his wife, Ashley, arrive March 14, 2012, at the Booksellers area of the White House for the State Dinner hosted by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha. (Associated Press)
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House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks March 29, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill after Republicans pushed an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget through the House. (Associated Press)
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President Obama rolls up his sleeves as he speaks March, 30, 2012, at a campaign fundraiser at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican (Associated Press)
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**FILE** The guesthouse inside Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, is seen Nov. 18, 2011. (Associated Press)
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This image made from amateur video on March 23, 2012, purports to show Syrians pulling out the body of a man under the rubble of a building that was bombed in Homs, Syria. (Associated Press/Syria Media Center via APTN)
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Relatives react by the coffin of Mohamed Merah during his funeral ceremony near Toulouse, France, on March 29, 2012. Mohamed Merah is blamed for a series of deadly shootings which have shocked France and upended the country's presidential race. (Associated Press)
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Israeli soldiers and police stand guard outside a house after Israeli settlers entered the house overnight, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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**FILE** House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (right), Wisconsin Republican, with Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, holds a copy of their budget proposal during a news conference March 29, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, meets with former President George H.W. Bush in Houston on Thursday to receive his endorsement. Mr. Bush, who talked with the hopeful in his office, called Mr. Romney a "good man" who would "make a great president." (Associated Press)
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Sen. Marco Rubio endorsed Mr. Romney. Mr. Rubio said a floor fight at the convention was a "recipe to deliver four more years to Barack Obama and our country — forget about the Republican Party — our country cannot afford that." (Associated Press)
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Once persecuted by her government, Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is seen as having a good chance to win a seat in parliament. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this March 28, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum smiles at a bowling alley in La Crosse, Wis. Woe is Rick Santorum. The Republican presidential candidate complains that Mitt Romney and his allies are outspending him. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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D.C. Council member Jim Graham, Ward 1 Democrat, listens to testimony Thursday on the mayor's proposal to extend night-life hours. Mr. Graham opposes the one-hour extension. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
