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Sarah Shourd, 32, of the U.S., poses for a photograph at Mehrabad airport prior to leaving Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Press TV)
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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (second from right) and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (left) greet President Obama upon his arrival at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Afghans walk between traffic past posters of parliamentary candidates in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Fears of violence hang over Saturday's elections. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)
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American hiker Sarah Shourd, 32, waits at Mehrabad airport, prior to leaving Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Press TV)
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Providence, R.I., Mayor David N. Cicilline, who is running to succeed Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, talks with Louise Pasacane (left) and Violet Champagne during a pasta dinner at an elder-care facility in Woonsocket, R.I., on Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers fire live ammunition during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Indian paramilitary soliders run to take positions as they are deployed during curfew in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept.14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed several people. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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A young Kashmiri protester covers his face with his Tee shirt as he holds an effigy of Indian prime minister during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed several people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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A Kashmiri news cameraman walks on a deserted street past an Indian paramilitary check post during curfew in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed several people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Kashmiri protesters shout slogans as they burn effigies of Indian prime minister and the Jammu and Kashmir state chief minister in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed 19 people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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A Kashmiri Muslim protester tries to cover an exploded tear gas shell with a wet cloth during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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A Kashmiri Muslim protester shouts slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters face Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers fire live ammunition during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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In this photo released by the Palestinian President Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (second right), joined by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during bilateral talks Tuesday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Convening a new round of negotiations Tuesday between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the "time is ripe" for a Mideast peace. (Associated Press)
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Cameramen film Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, as Egypt hosts the second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk before their lunch in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Clinton is in the region for Mideast peace talks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, walks to a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace former Sen. George Mitchell, unseen, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Clinton is in the region for Mideast peace talks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Clinton said the "time is ripe" for Mideast peace, but that without face-to-face talks Israel can't expect lasting security and the Palestinians can't create an independent state. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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Security officers, right, move media personnel out of the room after a photo opportunity during the meeting of U.S. secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010. The most immediate dispute between the two sides surrounds the current Sept. 26 deadline on restriction of new construction for Israeli settlers in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
