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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie talks about his support for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as Mr. Romney chats with Sen. Senator Ayotte during a rally at Exeter High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie talks about his support for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney during a rally at Exeter High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is joined on stage with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is joined on stage by members of his family and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (right) during a rally at Exeter High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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With two days before the nation's first presidential primary, Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is joined by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his wife Ann Romney as they take the stage during a rally at Exeter High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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With two days before the nation's first presidential primary, Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney waits behind the curtains back stage with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as they wait to take the stage for a rally at Exeter High School. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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A man puts tape on the stage to mark a spot for people to stand prior to the appearance of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for a rally at Exeter High School in Exeter, N.H., Sunday, January 8, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Rep. Lamar Smith, of Texas and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said President Obama was putting "illegal immigrants ahead of the interests of American citizens and legal immigrants." (Associated Press)
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Diana Solorzano, 8, of Washington, D.C. smiles as she is handed a pink crown at the GALA Hispanic Theater in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The theater handed out crowns everyone who came. This year they expected about 300 people. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Drag queen and TV host RuPaul has raced off to New Hampshire to make sure everyone knows he is not Rep. Ron Paul, and that he does not intend to "toss his wig" in the campaign ring. (image from RuPaul Andre Charles.)
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Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. is getting backing from the Boston Globe and other New England newspapers as he tries to surge in the presidential primary race.
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A Syrian immigrant waves Bulgarian and the revolutionary Syrian flag, during a rally against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Sofia, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Syrian opposition groups say the death toll has risen beyond 6,000 and government forces continue to kill protesters despite the presence of Arab League monitors. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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President Obama speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, to discuss defense strategic guidance. From left are Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army chief of staff; Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta; Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps commandant; Navy Secretary Ray Mabus; Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of naval operations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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South African President Jacob Zuma acknowledges those gathered for the African National Congress' 100th anniversary festivities Sunday in Bloemfontein. Although tens of thousands celebrated, many South Africans say Nelson Mandela's party hasn't delivered on its promises since taking power in 1994. (Associated Press)
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Six Republican presidential candidates — (from left) former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry — listen to a question from David Gregory, moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," during a GOP presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman answers a question during a Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Kim Jong-un, North Korea's new young leader, gets out of a military vehicle at an undisclosed place in North Korea in this image from an undated TV video aired on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/KRT via APTN)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich answers a question during a Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, listen to Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, answer a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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A small group of protesters march along with a brass band on the streets nearby prior to the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, January 7, 2012. This debate is the first of two debates this weekend focused on the New Hampshire Republican primary. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
