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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska, is seen climbing to the stage in preparation to announce her write-in campaign Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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FILE - The Transocean Development Driller III, the rig responsible for drilling the main relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil wellhead, is seen on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, in this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo. A relief well drilled nearly 2.5 miles beneath the floor of the Gulf of Mexico has intersected BP's blown-out well, a prelude to plugging it once and for all, the U.S government said late Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The final seal should happen by Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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An Afghan policeman provides a very visible show of security in front of an election campaign billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

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Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell delivers remarks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Illustration: Abortion by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures while delivering remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Elizabeth Warren, announces that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

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President Barack Obama, followed by Elizabeth Warren, center, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, walks of the Oval Office, to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, where he announced that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Elizabeth Warren and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, to announce that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Elizabeth Warren, right, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, announces that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Elizabeth Warren, right, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, announces that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Elizabeth Warren, right, as Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner left, looks on after announcing that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., speaks to the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, speaks to the Values Voter Summit, sponsored by the Family Research Council Action, on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Elizabeth Warren, center, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, walks of the Oval Office, to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, where he announced that Warren will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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An Afghan policeman provides a very visible show of security in front of an election campaign billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

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The Transocean Development Driller III, the rig responsible for drilling the main relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil wellhead, is seen on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, in this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo. A relief well drilled nearly 2.5 miles beneath the floor of the Gulf of Mexico has intersected BP's blown-out well, a prelude to plugging it once and for all, the U.S government said late Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The final seal should happen by Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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A police officer mans a machine gun on a street corner a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)