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President Barack Obama greets supporters after his speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, center, France's Defense and Veterans Minister Gerard Longuet, left, and French General and Paris military governor Bruno Dary, right, pay tribute to the Unknown soldier's tomb, at the Arc of Triomphe, in Paris, Friday Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure, Pool)
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Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks off of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Boston College center Dennis Clifford looks for room around Virginia forward Mike Scott (23) and Virginia forward Akil Mitchell (25) during the first half Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
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New England Patriots' offensive line will have its hands full keeping quarterback Tom Brady protected in dealing with the New York Giants' pass rush. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks in Delray Beach, Fla., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Astrotech Space Operations in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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After being suspended, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin decided not to attend NHL's All-Star weekend. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
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President Barack Obama speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Cambridge, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during Hispanic Leadership Network conference at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy following a news conference at the Elysee palace, in Paris, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray, left, and District Councilmember Mary Cheh, right, head to vehicles outside of the New Hampshire State House, Concord, N.H., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The two are part of a delegation of D.C. representatives including council members, members with DC Vote, and D.C. citizens giving testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs to try to gain support for D.C. voting rights. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown, Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, D.C. Shadow Senator Michael D. Brown and Council member Vincent B. Orange look at portraits of New Hampshire revolutionaries that hang in the main hall of the New Hampshire State House, Concord, N.H., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
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** FILE ** Gen. Raymond Odierno, Army chief of staff, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 27, 2012, to discuss cuts to the Army. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama reaches out to shake hands with supporters at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Republican presidential candidates former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (left) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich applaud the singing of the National Anthem as they arrive on stage for the Florida Republican Presidential Debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, January 26, 2012. This is the second and final debate before the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidates (Left to Right) former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex) stand for the singing of the National Anthem as they arrive on stage for the Florida Republican Presidential Debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, January 26, 2012. This is the second and final debate before the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidates (Left to Right) former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex) shake hands as they arrive on stage for the Florida Republican Presidential Debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, January 26, 2012. This is the second and final debate before the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
