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A police officer grabs a supporter of presidential candidate Michel Martelly during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat will advance to a second-round runoff in Haiti's presidential election, officials announced Tuesday as furious protests led by supporters of Mr. Martelly, the third-place candidate, broke out in the capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Palestinian worker Ahmad Hejazi collects carnations for export at a green house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Israel has announced it will allow increased exports from the Gaza Strip, further easing its blockade of the Hamas-run territory. Israel's Security Cabinet approved the move on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly demonstrate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. Supporters of eliminated candidates protested after officials announced that government-backed candidate Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat would advance to a runoff in the presidential election. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton speaks at the Democratic Governors Association luncheon in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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South Korean Marines patrol in the snow on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday warned North Korea that the U.S. commitment to helping South Korea defend itself is "unquestioned," even as he pressed China to use its influence to rein in its ally Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim hyun-tae)
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**FILE** In this photo taken Aug. 20, 2009, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, gestures on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that the British government feared Libya would take harsh action against it if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison. (Associated Press)
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In April 2007, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of then-Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, discusses his support during her battle with cancer at a campaign town-hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa. Mrs. Edwards died of the disease Tuesday. She was 61. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Harold Rogers, Kentucky Republican, is set to wield the House Appropriations Committee gavel in the 112th Congress. (Associated Press)
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POINTED REMARKS: At a news conference Tuesday, President Obama likened the GOP to hostage-takers, hearkening back to his accusations that Republicans were holding middle-class tax cuts "hostage." (Associated Press)
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Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent, threatened to filibuster the tax-cut extension package. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut independent, said the president showed leadership in striking the deal. (Associated Press)
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Sen. George V. Voinovich, Ohio Republican, a budget hawk, said he will vote against the compromise. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Maxine Waters took the floor of the House to ask Speaker Nancy Pelosi for an investigation into the ethics committee's decision to place two of its attorneys on administrative leave. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian security forces man a checkpoint in Nablus on the West Bank in late November. The U.S.-trained forces coordinate with Israeli troops, but some of them wonder if cooperation is sustainable and really helps their statehood goal. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian security officers simulate an arrest during training in Nablus on Monday. The competence of Palestinian forces, many of them ex-militants, is considered a prerequisite for statehood. (Associated Press)
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President Obama makes a opening statement during a press conference in the White House briefing room in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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With the USS Arizona Memorial in the background, a Marine stands at attention on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Tuesday marks the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Students clash with police outside La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. The opera season premiers at La Scala on Tuesday with Richard Wagner's "Die Walkuere", directed by Daniel Barenboim. Students protested Tuesday against Government's cuts on education and culture.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the European Union-Russia summit in Brussels on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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A pro-democracy protester wearing a mask of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo protests outside the Chinese government liaison office in Hong Kong Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
