Politics

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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the outgoing commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, salutes during a change-of-command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama (right) and their daughters, Malia (left) and Sasha, watch the Women's World Cup soccer game between the U.S. and Japan from the Treaty Room at the White House in Washington on Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

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Virginia state Sen. Richard L. Saslaw, Fairfax Democrat, hopes his party can retain its narrow control of the upper chamber in this November's state legislative elections. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, says Congress should join an FBI investigation into whether News Corp. engaged in illegal activities in the United States.

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Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., seen here at his home in the District, has raised $4.1 million for his fledgling campaign. The former Utah governor and ambassador to China takes issue with critics on the GOP right who say he's too moderate. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Soldiers from New Zealand, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, stand aside during Sunday's ceremony to hand over control to Afghan police in Bamiyan province, one of seven areas that will transfer this month. (Associated Press)

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In this citizen journalism image, protesters hang a banner Friday in Arabic that reads “Thank you Al-Jazeera and SNN [Shaam News Network]" during a rally in the central city of Hama, Syria. Government security forces reportedly fired on throngs of protesters in the capital, Damascus, and other major cities Friday, killing an estimated 14 people, witnesses and activists said. (Shaam News Network via Associated Press)

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FILE - In this June 29, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a Boy Scout ceremony aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. If Perry decides to run for president, he'll attack from the Republican Party's right flank, as he would be among the GOP field's most conservative candidates. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota speaks to employees and guests at the Cemen Tech plant in Indianola, Iowa, on July 11. She trails former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in fundraising from April to June by a wide margin. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis address the media at a joint news conference in Athens on Sunday, July 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

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Smoke rises after a coalition airstrike against a building occupied by Taliban fighters in Kuz Kunar in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Afghan and NATO officials say at least 13 insurgents were killed. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama at the White House on Saturday, July 16, 2011. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

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** FILE ** An Afghan man, injured in a suicide attack gestures from an ambulance in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 18, 2011. Men dressed in Afghan army uniforms stormed the police station near the presidential palace and opened fire said Mohammed Honayon, an eyewitness. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

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Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee called Garrett Haar, the team's seventh-round pick from this past June, the "surprise" of development camp. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Lebanese protesters burn an Iranian flag during a rally in solidarity with Syrian anti-government protesters, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, July 15, 2011. Syrian security forces fired on protesters in the capital and other major cities Friday, killing at least 14 people as hundreds of thousands gathered for some of the largest anti-government rallies since the uprising began in March, witnesses and activists said. (AP Photo)