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Sens. Mitch McConnell (left), Kentucky Republican, and John Barrasso, Wyoming Republican, depart after speaking to reporters about repealing the health care law at the Capitol on Wednesday. A party-line vote defeated the GOP-led repeal attempt. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wraps up a meeting with reporters after announcing that he was introducing an amendment to repeal the health care law Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters Wednesday at the White House on the situation in Egypt. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont says the Pentagon has continued to pay contractors found to be defrauding the U.S. government. (Associated Press)
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An injured anti-government protester gestures as he is treated by medics during clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Pro-government demonstrators show their support for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during a demonstration in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand Mubarak supporters, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In chaotic scenes, the two sides pelted each other with stones, and protesters dragged riders off their horses. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Pro-government demonstrators, below, clash with anti-government demonstrators, above, as an Egyptian Army soldier on the rooftop of the Egyptian Museum observes the scene in Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Pro-government demonstrators, below, clash with anti-government demonstrators, above, opposite the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Stones fly through the air as supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, foreground , fight with anti-Mubarak protesters, rear, standing on army tanks in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb.2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of Mr. Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)
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An anti-government protester shelters behind a road sign as pro-government demonstrators, background, throw rocks, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb.2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In chaotic scenes, the two sides pelted each other with stones, and protesters dragged riders off their horses. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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An injured anti-government protester sits on the ground as he is treated by medics during clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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A demonstrator atop a military vehicle tries to calm the crowd, as pro-government demonstrators clash with anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb.2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In chaotic scenes, the two sides pelted each other with stones, and protesters dragged riders off their horses. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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An Egyptian soldier atop an armored personnel carrier tries to clam down anti-government demonstrators, who charged to clash with pro-government protesters in Tahrir Square, in Cairo Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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An injured anti-government protester sits on the ground after being treated by medics during clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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An anti-government protester displays an Egyptian flag, covered with blood, during clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Injured anti-government protesters lie on the ground near army vehicles as they wait to be treated by medics during clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Pro-government demonstrators, background, clash with anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb.2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Pro-government demonstrators, below, some riding camels and horses and armed with sticks, clash with anti-government demonstrators, above, who pull one off his white horse and beat him, in Tahrir square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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An injured anti-government protester is carried away from clashes in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, clashed with anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
