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** FILE ** In this on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, file photo, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not pictured, during the 28th government consultations of both nations at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Shane McMillan, File)
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**FILE** Pope John Paul II (Associated Press)
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Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital Friday, demanding the resignation of the country's autocratic leader a day after he appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that have swept the North African nation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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Demonstrators hold placards reading "Ben Ali get out" in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital Friday, demanding the resignation of the country's autocratic leader a day after he appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that have swept the North African nation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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**FILE** Martha Stewart is pictured with her French Bulldogs Francesca and Sharkey in this photo from Oct. 20, 2009. The 69-year-old lifestyle guru wrote on her blog on Jan. 13, 2011, that she needed stitches after startling her dog Francesca while leaning down to "whisper goodbye." (Associated Press/PRNewsFoto/Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia)
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is being urged to step aside after the first balloting Friday and save face. He is in a five-way contest in his fight to remain chairman for another two years. (Associated Press)
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is being urged to step aside after the first balloting Friday and save face. He is in a five-way contest in his fight to remain chairman for another two years. (Associated Press)
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STEPPING DOWN: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Republican, on Thursday announced plans to retire. (Associated Press)
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Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole says he is looking into airport scanning technology used overseas. (Associated Press)
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Illustration: Politicized vaccine by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times
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**FILE** Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, is shown with her husband, Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, who is a NASA astronaut. (Associated Press/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he is introduced to the crowd during inauguration ceremonies for Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, outside the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks at the Forum for the Future conference in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Jan.13, 2011. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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An aerial view shows the mudslide in Teresopolis, Brazil, that killed 152 people on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Marino Azevedo, Government of Rio de Janeiro state)
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** FILE ** President Obama greets Daniel Hernandez, an intern for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who helped her after she was shot, at a memorial service on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's shootings at McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Fay Dubord, of Tucson, Ariz., listens to remarks by President Obama at a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's shootings at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
