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Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser,left, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, right, arrive to speak at a news conference Monday Dec. 13, 2010 with local government and business leaders regarding efforts to keep the New Orleans Hornets NBA basketball franchise in the city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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** FILE ** Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, announces his candidacy for mayor of Chicago on Nov. 13, 2010, in the Windy City. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
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** FILE ** Palestinian children, one masked and waving a green Islamic flag, sit near a photo of Gaza's Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, during a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of the group's founding, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Majed Hamdan)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, stand with a representative of the Palestinian Authority, name not known, as he accepts a certificate of appreciation and award for Palestinian help in fighting the wildfires at the Carmel forest in northern Israel, during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Another ceremony to honor the Palestinian firefighters was canceled Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, when most of the Palestinians did not get their permits to enter Israel. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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** FILE ** Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin leaves the military courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/David Dishneau, File)
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An injured demonstrator receives assistance after scuffles in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday. Outside parliament protesters hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint scuffled with police. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures as Economics minister Giulio Tremonti sits beside him, at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Mr. Berlusconi survived back-to-back confidence votes in parliament. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Lawmakers scuffle during a voting session at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi survived back-to-back confidence votes in parliament. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds his face at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Mr. Berlusconi lsurvived back-to-back confidence votes in parliament. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Demonstrators take cover as they face police in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday, but he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. In the second and most dramatic of the tests, Mr. Berlusconi survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house by just three votes. The tense session was briefly interrupted as lawmakers pushed and shoved each other, while outside parliament protesters hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint scuffled with police. Scores of anti-Berlusconi protesters marched in cities across the country to coincide with the votes. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Demonstrators, background, clash with police in Rome's Piazza del Popolo Square, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday to survive one of the toughest tests of his political life. But he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. As lawmakers cast their votes, a violent core of anti-Berlusconi protesters outside clashed with police, smashing shop windows, setting cars on fire and hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Senators sit in parliament during a debate, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi later narrowly won back-to-back confidence votes in parliament. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Demonstrators clash with police in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Outside parliament, thousands of students, some of them downing beers as they marched, smashed shop windows, destroyed bank ATMs and set at least three vehicles on fire. At one point they even entered a bank, prompting staffers to try to barricade themselves inside. Police fired tear gas as the protesters neared Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's residence. Mr. Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday to survive one of the toughest tests of his political life. But he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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A Carabinieri officer is seen behind a shield during clashes in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday, but he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. In the second and most dramatic of the tests, Mr. Berlusconi survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house by just three votes. The tense session was briefly interrupted as lawmakers pushed and shoved each other, while outside parliament protesters hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint scuffled with police. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Demonstrators, background, clash with police in Rome's Piazza del Popolo Square on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday to survive one of the toughest tests of his political life. But he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. As lawmakers cast their votes, a violent core of anti-Berlusconi protesters outside clashed with police, smashing shop windows, setting cars on fire and hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Demonstrators run away from tear gas during scuffles with police in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday, but he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. In the second and most dramatic of the tests, Mr. Berlusconi survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house by just three votes. The tense session was briefly interrupted as lawmakers pushed and shoved each other, while outside parliament protesters hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint scuffled with police. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Demonstrators, background, clash with police in Rome's Piazza del Popolo Square on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament Tuesday to survive one of the toughest tests of his political life. But he was left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. As lawmakers cast their votes, a violent core of anti-Berlusconi protesters outside clashed with police, smashing shop windows, setting cars on fire and hurling firecrackers, eggs and paint. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, sits beside Economics Minister Giulio Tremonti at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Mr. Berlusconi survived back-to-back confidence votes in both houses of parliament. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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A view of the Italian Senate hall during a parliament debate, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has survived back-back confidence votes in both houses of parliament. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and Economic Minister Giulio Tremonti attend a debate at the lower chamber in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Mr. Berlusconi has won back-to-back votes of confidence in the Italian parliament but has been left with a razor-thin majority that will make it hard for him to govern effectively. In the second and most dramatic of Tuesday's votes, Mr. Berlusconi survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house by three votes. Voting was briefly interrupted after scuffles broke out during the tense session. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
