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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, arrives to speak at a Lowcountry Sportsmen BBQ in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday. He called welfare reform "the most successful entitlement reform in your lifetime." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidates, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Tracy Keith of Chapel Hill, N.C., works the information booth at the Occupy D.C. encampment at McPherson Square. Suggestions that the campers there move to join fellow protesters over at Freedom Plaza have not gone over all that well. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich participates in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich participates in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Associated Press The National Churchill Library and Center at George Washington University will be devoted to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was admired for his leadership during World War II.
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Philanthropist David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group (right) talks with Dean Malissa (left) playing the part of former President George Washington, before speaking to reporters on The National Mall, to announce his donation of $7.5 million dollars to help with the repair of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 19, 2012. The gift matches federal funds approved by Congress in December and completes the funding necessary for the overall repair. Rubenstein's donation will be made through the Trust for the National Mall, the National Park Service's philanthropic partner whose Campaign for The National Mall will raise $350 million over five to seven years towards the $650 million needed to restore The National Mall. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, arrive for a news conference in North Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at which he announced the suspension of his GOP presidential campaign and his endorsement of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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** FILE ** Texas Gov. Rick Perry, campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks in Greenville, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich shakes hands with supporters while standing with his third wife, Callista, before speaking at Mutt's Barbeque in Easley, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Independent-Mail, Nathan Gray)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Personhood USA forum in Greenville, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Nikki Rinkliff of Easley, S.C., leans in a window to take a photograph of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Jan. 18, 2012, after a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Supporters take photos of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Jan. 18, 2012, after a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley, S.C. At his right is his wife Callista. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speak Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A young supporter of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wears a campaign sticker on her forehead as Gingrich speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich laughs with a supporter while speaking Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at Mutt's BBQ in Easley, S.C. At his right is his wife Callista. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A brightly colored convertible decorated in support of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sits Jan. 18, 2012, across the street from the Capitol Theatre in Laurens, S.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Jan. 18, 2012, at a town hall meeting at the Capitol Theatre in Laurens, S.C.. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
