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European Commissioner Vice President and Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Reding threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body has declared, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Roma also known as Gypsies, arrive at Marseille airport, southern France, before being expelled from France, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In recent weeks, French authorities have dismantled over 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Roma, mainly back to Romania, in a crackdown that has drawn international condemnation. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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Romanian Roma women look at journalists after they and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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A Romanian Roma man carries a large bag, after he and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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A Romanian Roma woman sits by luggage, after she and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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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)
