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President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, wears cap, listens the ordeal of flood survivors in Jampur near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Islamist terrorists may exploit the chaos and misery caused by the floods in Pakistan to gain new recruits, the country's president said Thursday. Asif Ali Zardari's remarks were echoed by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who toured some of the worst hit areas and visited a relief camp alongside the president. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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U. S. Senator John Kerry flies past flooded areas with President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari , over Jampur near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Islamist terrorists may exploit the chaos and misery caused by the floods in Pakistan to gain new recruits, the country's president said Thursday. Asif Ali Zardari's remarks were echoed by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who toured some of the worst hit areas and visited a relief camp alongside the president. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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A flood survivor seen in reflection in search of water in Aza Kheil, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Flood survivors collect their belonging amid of rubble of their houses as water recede in Aza Kheil, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Gary Samore, President Obama's chief adviser on weapons of mass destruction and arms control, told the New York Times he thinks it would take Tehran "roughly a year" to turn low-enriched uranium into weapons-grade material. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
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United States Mideast envoy George Mitchel, right, arrives for a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not seen, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Mr. Mitchell is returning to the region for a lightning-fast visit this week in a bid to get Israel and the Palestinians to agree to direct peace talks by Sept. 1, U.S. officials said.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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French plain clothes police officer checks the papers of a Romanian gypsy woman at squatters' camp in Aix-en- Provence, southern France, Thursday, Aug.19, 2010. France started to fly out Gypsies as part of a crackdown on illegal camps in the country.(AP Photo/Patrick Gherdoussi)
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Two French plain clothes police officers walk through a Gypsy squatters' camp in Aix-en- Provence, southern France, Thursday, Aug.19, 2010. France started to fly out Gypsies as part of a crackdown on illegal camps in the country.(AP Photo/Patrick Gherdoussi)
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French police officers guards a Romnian Gypsy couple upon their arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Bill Lehr, (above) a federal government scientist, calculates some figures related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill while testifying on Capitol Hill during a House energy and environment subcommittee hearing.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Bill Lehr, (above) a federal government scientist, calculates some figures related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill while testifying on Capitol Hill during a House energy and environment subcommittee hearing.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS The federal ethics office said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair received a retroactive waiver for mortgages she took out with Bank of America while working on the bank's government rescue, but it found no evidence the loans influenced her actions.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Thompson (left) and Lt. Col. Nate Flegler wave to one of the last Stryker armored vehicles to leave Iraq.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS From right, former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, lawyer Charles Scheeler and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee, are sworn-in before Mr. Clemens' hearing on drug use in 2008. Mr. Clemens was indicted on charges of lying to Congress.
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Even as the Obama administration calls on nations to secure religious freedoms globally, advocates say the effort would get a boost with more action and leadership from the United States itself. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden discusses his re-election campaign in Dover, Del., last week. When asked about his long-range plans, specifically about whether he is eyeing the U.S. Senate seat long held by his father, the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. remains coy.
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This Feb. 13, 2008, file photo shows former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Roger Clemens being sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to testifying before the House Oversight, and Government Reform committee hearing on drug use in baseball. The New York Times reported on its website Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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This Feb. 13, 2008, file photo shows former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Roger Clemens being sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to testifying before the House Oversight, and Government Reform committee hearing on drug use in baseball. The New York Times reported on its website Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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A helicopter with Sen. John Kerry and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari aboard flies over flooded areas of Jampur near Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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A helicopter with Sen. John Kerry and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari aboard flies over flooded areas in the Jampur area near Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
