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Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh hold banners and raise his portraits during a rally in support of the Saleh government in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters demonstrated in the capital and other cities a day after the president pledged not to seek another term in office. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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A supporter of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves his portrait after climbing up a pole during a rally in support of the Saleh government in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters demonstrated in the capital and other cities a day after the president pledged not to seek another term in office. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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President Obama stands with Rep. Jeff Miller (left), Florida Republican, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona Democrat, before addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama is pictured before speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama (on-screen) speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, is acknowledged by President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Islamic Action Front leader Hamza Mansour speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan.18, 2011. Mr. Mansour on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, rejected an offer from Jordan's new prime minister to join his reform Cabinet. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)
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Egyptian anti-government protesters throw stones during clashes in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. New clashes are heating up again and shots are being fired in the air around Cairo's central Tahrir Square as anti-government protesters push back regime supporters. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Demonstrators hold pictures of Haiti's ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide during a protest demanding his return in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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French photojournalist from SIPA Press agency Alfred Yaghobzadeh is being treated by anti-government protesters after being wounded during clashes between pro-government supporters and anti-government protesters, in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, Wednesday Feb. 2, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo)
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Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh hold banners and raise his portraits during a rally in support of the Saleh government in Sanaa,Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.Thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters are demonstrating in the capital and other cities a day after the president pledged not to seek another term in office. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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Anti-government demonstrators grab a man they suspect to be a supporter of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. The Egyptian military is taking up positions between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou)
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Pro-government demonstrators, bottom, clash with anti-government demonstrators, top right, as a palm tree burns from a firebomb, in Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, early Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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President Obama signs the New START treaty in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Looking on are (from left) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sens. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican. Missing were most members of the White House press corps. (Associated Press)
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FOCUSED: New D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown says the governing body won't be just a rubber stamp. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Special to The Washington Times)
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An injured anti-government protester is carried past an army vehicle during clashes Wednesday in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Protesters continue to call for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate ouster. (Associated Press)
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A Muslim sheik waves an Egyptian flag and a poster for President Hosni Mubarak during a march in Cairo on Wednesday. Thousands marched in support of the embattled Mr. Mubarak. (Associated Press)
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Smoke rises from cars on fire during clashes between pro-government and anti-government demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square early Thursday. (Associated Press)
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CONFRONTATION: Pro-government demonstrators (bottom), some on horses and camels and armed with sticks, clash Wednesday with anti-government protesters (top) in Cairo's Tahrir Square. On Wednesday, about 200 Americans were flown out of turmoil-racked Egypt. (Associated Press)
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Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power since 1978, rally in Sanaa on Wednesday. He told parliament Wednesday that he will not seek another term or turn over power to his son. (Associated Press)
