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Freshman Sen. Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, is the author of the forthcoming autobiography "Against All Odds," published by Harper Collins. (Associated Press)
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Colin Firth portrays King George VI in "The King's Speech," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award in the best-actor category. (AP Photo)
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who heads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sees U.S. contributions as "our strongest leverage." (Associated Press)
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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, gets ready to sign copies of his new book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story," on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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President Obama strides from the Oval Office along the Colonnade at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, on a presidential initiative to support military families. The 2 million youths with parents on active duty or in the National Guard and reserves deserve special attention, which will include a public-private partnership to expand the U.S. science talent pool, the president said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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A Lebanese soldier reacts after protesters burned tires on the highway in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Sunni protesters carry a picture of Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri as they shout slogans in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011.Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Angry Sunni protesters remove a poster of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. In the second and final day of consultations to choose a new prime minister Tuesday, a majority of Lebanese lawmakers voted to support Mr. Mikati, the candidate backed by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)
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Lebanese Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Lebanon's president has formally appointed the Hezbollah-backed candidate as prime minister-designate and asked him to form a new government. Mr. Mikati, billionaire businessman and former premier, won a majority of parliament support in two days of voting that ended Tuesday. (AP Photo/Assaad Ahmad)
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Angry protesters destroy a van belonging to Al Jazeera in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. The Arabic banner reads:" No for Hezbollah Prime Minister." (AP Photo)
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Sunni men carry a picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a protest in the southern village of Chebaa on Lebanon's border with Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
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Sunni protesters burn tires to block roads in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday, burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. (AP Photo)
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Lebanese soldiers arrive to open the road after protesters burned tires on the highway in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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A Lebanese soldier bandages the head of an injured colleague during a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday, burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. (AP Photo)
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A protester carries a picture of outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a Lebanese flag as he walks in front of burning tires in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday, burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Protesters are confronted by riot police as they demonstrate in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
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A protester confronts a riot policeman as he demonstrates in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
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A protester scuffles with a riot policeman as he demonstrates in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
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Anti-government protesters demonstrate in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in the Egyptian capital chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
