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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (left), seen here in April with Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Democrat, get off an Amtrak train in Hartford, Conn. Mr. LaHood said Thursday he was reallocating $1.2 billion in federal rail-project funds turned down by two states. (Associated Press)
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The head of Hezbollah's 12-member parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Raad, speaks at the Parliament in Beirut on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut Independent, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, speaks Thursday during a news conference on Capitol Hill following the defeat of a cloture motion of the Defense Authorization Bill containing repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell"' provision. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A person in favor of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy holds a sign Dec. 2 behind Defense Secretary Robert Gates (left) on Capitol Hill during a Senate Armed Services Committee's policy hearing. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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Mounted police officers clash with protesters as thousands of students demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London in a protest against increase in tuition fees Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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British police officers clash with protesters as thousands of students demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London in a protest against an increase in tuition fees Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Protesters cry out as they stand on the statue of Winston Churchill at Parliament Square in London, as thousands of students demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in a protest against an increase in tuition fees, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. The House of Commons voted Thursday to increase tuition fees. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Riot police push students back after they blocked the road outside Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Some hundreds of students staged a protest in Belfast city center against plans to raise tuition fees. All of Northern Ireland's members of Parliament are expected to vote against the rise in fees in the House of Commons later Thursday, but the ruling coalition government is expected to win the ballot. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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A stand-off between riot police and students, as the students block the main road outside of Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Some hundreds of students staged a protest in Belfast city center against plans to raise tuition fees. All of Northern Ireland's members of Parliament are expected to vote against the rise in fees in the House of Commons later Thursday, but the ruling coalition government is expected to win the ballot. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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A police officer kicks a demonstrator during a protest against an increase in tuition fees on the edge of Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A mounted police officer pushes protesters back during a protest against an increase in tuition fees on the edge of Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Police officers tend to an injured man outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday Dec. 9, 2010, as police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square, while lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England.(AP Photo/Gareth Fuller-pa)
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A police officer pushes a protester during a protest against an increase in tuition fees on the edge of Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Protesters and police officers clash during a demonstration against an increase in tuition fees, on the edge of Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A student protests in Parliament Square in central London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police clashed with protesters marching to London's Parliament Square as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Budget Director Jacob Lew talks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 after attending the Senate Democratic caucus to discuss President Obama's tax-cut deal with the Republicans. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talk as they leave a Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The House Democratic Caucus voted Thursday to reject President Obama's tax deal with Republicans in its current form. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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British students protest in central London against government plans to triple tuition fees, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Police with riot shields held off angry student protesters marching to London's Parliament Square on Thursday as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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A federal law enforcement vehicle sits in front of the United State Courthouse on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, in Baltimore during a hearing for Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, who made a court appearance inside. Martinez faces charges of attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction after authorities say he tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb at military recruitment center near Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
