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A journalist looks out from the balcony towards the main lobby of the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya. The Rixos hotel housed top government officials, foreign journalists and state television facilities but the hotel is is still in control of forces loyal to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi but only dozens of journalist remain trapped, unable to leave. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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A journalist sits on the stairs of the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya. The hotel housed top government officials, foreign journalists and state television facilities but the hotel is is still in control of forces loyal to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and only dozens of journalist remain trapped, unable to leave. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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Libyan rebel fighters gesture at the former military base in Tripoli, LIbya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
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Libyan rebel fighters from Tripoli brigade deface a portrait of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Gunmen ambushed a civilian Israeli bus near the resort town of Eilat last week. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating reports that al Qaeda-aligned groups played a key role in the attack that emanated from the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula.
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Traders in New York are busy Monday in the oil-options pit. Successful rebellion in Libya will affect oil prices. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, will run for a third term in the House of Representatives rather than challenge Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, who has held the seat for 36 years. Mr. Chaffetz enjoyed significant backing from the tea party. (Associated Press)
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Mark Neumann, a former congressman from Wisconsin's 1st District, lost the gubernatorial nomination last year, but he enjoys solid name recognition and the personal wealth to finance a Senate campaign. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Democrat, appears to have an opening for the U.S. Senate primary now that former Sen. Russ Feingold has bowed out. (Associated Press)
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An Israeli bus involved in a shooting attack along the border between Israel and Egypt in southern Israel drives away from the site, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. Assailants armed with heavy weapons, guns and explosives crossed into southern Israel from the neighboring Egyptian Sinai peninsula on Thursday, killing six Israelis and wounding at least a dozen more in an audacious string of attacks that stoked concerns about Palestinian militants exploiting the recent instability in Egypt. (AP Photo/Yair Sagie) ISRAEL OUT
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Supporters (above) of India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare rally to his cause Monday in New Delhi. Mr. Hazare, who has been fasting since last Tuesday, is unhappy with the Indian government's response to his proposed reform legislation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (top) appeared resolute in not giving in to the activist's demands for a powerful watchdog office to stamp out graft and corruption. Top: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare acknowledges the crowd as he returned to the stage after a break, in front of the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Hazare, who has entered the seventh day of his fast, is unhappy with the Indian government's response, aides said Monday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared staunch against caving to the activist's demands for a powerful anti-graft watchdog office. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (second right) steps down from his armored train upon his arrival at the Bureya railway station in eastern Siberia on Sunday. Mr. Kim crossed into Russia on his armored train Saturday at the invitation of President Dmitry Medvedev. The two leaders are expected to meet later in the week to discuss the restart of nuclear-disarmament talks and the construction of a pipeline that would stream Russian natural gas to North and South Korea. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks about Libya on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. (Associated Press)
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen on the National Mall in Washington on Aug., 21, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Visitors to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial take pictures behind security fencing on the National Mall in Washington on Aug., 21, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Unidentified delegates speak together before the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council's special session on Syria taking place at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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Libyan rebel fighters prepare to shoot towards pro-Gadhafi forces during fighting in downtown Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Libyan rebel fighters gesture at the former female military base in Tripoli, LIbya, on Aug. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Masked Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committees speak during a news conference in Gaza City on Aug. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Smoke rises as heavy gunfire is heard all around in Tripoli, Libya, as rebels marched into the capital on Sunday. The rebels captured one of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's sons and another son surrendered as the tide of the 6-month-old uprising appeared to be turning quickly against the leader of more than four decades. (Associated Press)
