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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry departs after speaking to CafeMom’s Moms Matter 2012, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry waves to supporters after speaking to CafeMom’s Moms Matter 2012, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry wears boots which have the words "Come and Take It" across the top of as he speaks to CafeMom’s Moms Matter 2012, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry and his wife Anita speak to CafeMom’s Moms Matter 2012, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrives to speak at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition at the Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, left, arrives with his wife Callista, center, to speak at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition at the Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, January 16, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Miss Maryland Teen, Lauren Jones, 17, of Upper Marlboro, Md., rides down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. This is the first time in eight years that the parade has been held. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Donald Bright (left), who has lived in Washington, D.C., for 20 years, holds up a D.C. Statehood sign along the parade route while Adoria Doucette offers free tea to parade goers and marchers alike courtesy of Brother Ibrahim (not seen), whose house was decorated with pictures of "martyrs and people who died for a just cause." The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in eight years took place along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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"I'm here to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King," said Frances Gatling, who held a poster of Dr. King while watching the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. This is the first time in eight years that the parade has been held. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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The Anacostia Senior High School Junior ROTC students march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. This is the first time in eight years that the parade has been held, and more than 200 groups signed up to march. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Turner Elementary School cheerleaders (from left) Tiyah Ruffin, 10, Destiny Grymes. 10, Kiyah Gunter, 8, and Damonye Jones, 10, perform in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Volunteers with the Natalie Williams for Ward 8 City Council campaign hold hands as they march down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. More than 200 groups signed up to march in the parade, which is the first one in eight years. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Sgt. Alan Saunders with the Washington Hospital Center Special Police gives instructions to the Honor Guard before they lead off the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 in Washington, D.C. More than 200 groups signed up to march in the oarade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. This is the first time in eight years that the parade has been held. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Baltimore Rockers Marching Band dancers (from left) Tyiesha Brown, Miyarta Gray, Breona Chase, Tynika Taylor and Tieyona Brown huddle together for warmth before marching in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Diamante Scott, 17, left, tunes a drum while his fellow Friendship Collegiate Academy drumline members (from left) Shianell Dunn, 16, Kadesha Ransom, 17, and Ronal Greene, 14, wait for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C. to begin on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. This is the first time in eight years that the parade has been held, and more than 200 groups signed up to march. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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The Maryland Statehouse stands in Annapolis. Maryland state lawmakers were closing in on a $1.6 billion tax increase and $2 billion in budget cuts as their legislative session drew to a close Monday. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **
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Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo waves before the Mercosur summit in Montevideo, Uruguay,Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. Mercosur is a regional trade block formed by Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil. The block has Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela as associated states. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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Keeping the National Congress building clean and tidy goes on in Asuncion, Paraguay, even as Congress closed its doors in mid-December for more than two months of paid vacation. When lawmakers return to work in March, they are expected to have no interest in giving President Fernando Lugo anything on his wish list during his remaining 15 months in office. (Associated Press)
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (right) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a join press conference Jan. 16, 2012, after a meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. (Associated Press)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) speaks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The woman at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, Pool)
