Politics

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A crowd of men scream in celebration during the independence ceremony of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday July 9, 2011. South Sudan officially became the 193rd country in the world on Saturday, after voting to secede from Sudan in January, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)

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A Bari community member holds the flag of southern Sudan during celebrations on the eve of their declaration of independence in Juba, southern Sudan, Friday, July 8, 2011. Southern Sudan is set to declare independence from the north on Saturday. (AP Photo/David Azia)

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President Obama heads to the Oval Office after making a statement about the unemployment numbers in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama delivers a statement on the monthly jobs report on July 8, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

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A Lebanese Salafist protester shout anti-Syrian regime slogans during a sit-in on July 8, 2011, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, after the Friday prayer to support Syrian protesters. (Associated Press)

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An elderly Egyptian protester chants anti-military ruling council prayers during a demonstration on July 8, 2011, following the Muslims' weekly Friday prayers, part of nationally organized protests called "The revolution first" at the main Arba'in square in Suez, Egypt. (Associated Press)

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A member of a Pakistani tribal militia stands with locals outside a school gutted by militants in Nusrat Dara in Dir, Pakistan on July 7, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** British Prime Minister David Cameron gestures during a press conference at 10 Downing St. in London on Friday, July 8, 2011. (AP Photo/ Peter Macdiarmid, Pool)

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D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe (right) and Rich Marianos, with the ATF Bureau, announce the arrest and charging of Maurice Timothy Dews with several counts of arson. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronald Reagan points to the Statue of Liberty in the background in New York Harbor as he launches his campaign against President Carter in 1980. Jon Huntsman Jr. used the same spot to begin his campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Other Republicans have borrowed from the Reagan playbook as well.

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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, while testifying as a nominee in June 2010, reportedly told a Senate panel she had never been asked about her opinion or had offered any comments about proposed health care legislation while solicitor general. (Associated Press)

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More than 200 artifacts were returned to the government of Iraq during a repatriation ceremony Thursday at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington. Federal investigations turned up silverware from the Saddam Hussein era, a 4,000- to 5,000-year-old necklace and other cultural treasures that had been taken as mementos by U.S. troops and contractors. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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More than 200 artifacts were returned to the government of Iraq during a repatriation ceremony Thursday at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington. Federal investigations turned up silverware and a teapot from the Saddam Hussein era, a 4,000- to 5,000-year-old necklace and other cultural treasures that had been taken as mementos by U.S. troops and contractors. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Artifacts are displayed during a repatriation ceremony of Iraqi antiquities at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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B&H BOOKS Sen. Jim DeMint says the U.S. is in for the "fight of its life" in a new book inspired by changes in the nation - and himself - since the 2008 elections.

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Residents of Jonglei state gather Thursday for a rehearsal of independence celebrations in Juba, southern Sudan. The new country is set to officially declare its separation from the north on Saturday. Sudanese President Omar Bashir, indicted for alleged war crimes, is expected to attend. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011, to charge the Obama Administration of political tactics that undermine pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. From left are: Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo.; Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz.; Hatch; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (Associated Press)