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Wisconsin state Sens. Alberta Darling (left), a Republican, and Bob Jauch, a Democrat, talk on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., about an upcoming vote on a bill to strip public workers of most of their union rights. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Residents turn out for a rally at the Brown County Courthouse in downtown Green Bay, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, to protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, (AP Photo/Green Bay Press-Gazette, H. Marc Larson)
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Ginny Fleck attends a rally at the Brown County Courthouse in downtown Green Bay, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, to protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. (AP Photo/Green Bay Press-Gazette, H. Marc Larson)
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Wisconsin state Rep. Jennifer Shilling (left), a Democrat, questions Bob Lang (seated at desk), director of the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., during a joint Finance Committee meeting. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Darsi Foss, a nonunion state worker, listens to testimony from a Democratic state representative during a joint Finance Committee meeting at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Protesters against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are on the second day of demonstrations at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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Protesters sit on the ground in front of the provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi protesters chant anti-government slogans in front of Kut's provincial headquarters building Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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Iraqi riot police officers carry the body of a protester in front of the headquarters of Kurdish President Massoud Barzani's political party in Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles northeast of Baghdad Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Kurdish security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters surrounding the headquarters of the party affiliated with the Kurdish president. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)
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Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a man who collapsed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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An Iraqi soldier enters the damaged provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi security forces stand guard at the damaged provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. About 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices on Wednesday, setting fire to a number of buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Bahraini anti-government protesters sleep at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. The writing in Arabic: " The nation wants down with the regime". (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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A Bahraini anti-government demonstrator holds up a national flag near Pearl Square in capital Manama early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011. The swelling protests against Bahrain's rulers gained momentum Wednesday with huge crowds calling for a sweeping political overhaul and the kingdom's stunned leaders appearing to shift tactics after attempts to crush the uprising stoked rage on the streets and sharp criticism from Western allies. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Anti-government demonstrators run away after being attacked by Bahraini riot policemen at Pearl Square, in Manama, Bahrain, early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011. Riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed the landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Anti-government demonstrators' damaged tents at Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011, after riot police attacked them. Riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed the landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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In this image from video Bahraini riot police firing tear gas and wielding clubs storm Pearl Square, occupied by anti-government protesters, before dawn Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom. (AP Photo/Tony Mitchell, HO)
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In this image from video armored personnel carriers roll toward Pearl Square occupied by anti-government protesters Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Riot police firing tear gas and wielding clubs stormed the landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters before dawn Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom. (AP Photo/Tony Mitchell, HO)
