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FRC President Tony Perkins says SPLC's accusations are a desperate attempt for attention by a dwindling liberal base. (Associated Press)
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Student protesters target a police van Wednesday during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees in Westminster in central London. Several thousand British students objected to a government plan to triple tuition fees as part of a debt crisis sweeping Europe. (Associated Press)
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A protester sprays a message on a government building Wednesday as students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London. Thousands of British students participated in the demonstration. (Associated Press)

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A South Korean protester burns a North Korean flag during a rally in Seoul Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, against North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong island. (AP Photo/Bang Sung-hae)

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Travelers walk through the terminal at Washington's Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, as they holiday travel season began. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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An aerial view shows destroyed houses on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, one day after North Korea's artillery attack on the island. Rescuers found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in the attack _ the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)

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South Korean soldiers carry an injured man upon arrival from the island of Yeonpyeong at a military port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean firefighters extinguish a fire at a house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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Destroyed houses are seen on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)

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Destroyed houses are seen on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)

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An unidentified family member of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean Marine who was killed on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea said Wednesday the burned bodies of two male civilians found on the island, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-gun)

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South Korean survivors arrive as they are surrounded by relatives and media at a port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean coast guard help people to disembark from a ship at a port in Incheon, South Korea after they were evacuated from Yeonpyeong Island, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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In this photo released by Korea Coast Guard, its members evacuate residents from Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Korea Coast Guard, Ko Jae-young)

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Protesters denounce North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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Protesters march with defaced portraits of North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his son Kim Jong Un, denouncing North Korea's artillery barrages targeting Yeonpyeong island Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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South Korean Marines who injured on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by North Korea's attack, sit on beds at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A South Korean Marine stands beside a crater caused by North Korea's shelling at the Marine Corp's barracks on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Rescuers found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar, center, and, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina attend the International Tiger Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)