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The Philippine's new President Benigno Aquino III, left, toasts with Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams during his inaugural reception at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool)
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A supporter kisses a picture of Benigno Aquino III during his inauguration ceremony Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Quirino grandstand in Manila, Philippines. Aquino was sworn in as the country's 15th president to lead a Southeast Asian nation his late parents had helped liberate from a dictatorship and which he now promises to deliver from poverty and pervasive corruption. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)
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New Philippine President Benigno Aquino III looks at a portrait of his late mother, former President Corazon Aquino, at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Aquino was sworn in Wednesday as the Philippines' 15th president, leading a Southeast Asian nation his late parents helped liberate from dictatorship and which he promises to deliver from poverty and pervasive corruption. (AP Photo/Rolex dela Pena, Pool)
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In this July 30, 2009, file photo, President Obama, right, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., left, have a beer with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., second from left, and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. A review of the case released Wednesday, June 30, 2010, said both Mr. Gates and Sgt. Crowley missed opportunities to "ratchet down" the situation and end things more calmly during a confrontation when Gates was arrested outside his Cambridge home in July 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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In this June 15, 2010 file photo, U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. Petraeus to succeed Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top war commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal speaks during a televised speech announcing his resignation at his official residence in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Mr. Nepal announced his resignation Wednesday, bowing to pressure from opposition Maoists who have been demanding his ouster in parliament and on the streets. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, center, speaks during a televised speech at his official residence in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Mr. Nepal announced his resignation, bowing to pressure from opposition Maoists who have been demanding his ouster in parliament and on the streets. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal speaks during a televised speech at his official residence in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Mr. Nepal announced his resignation, bowing to pressure from opposition Maoists who have been demanding his ouster in parliament and on the streets. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal takes a seat before a televised speech announcing his resignation at his official residence in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Also seen are cabinet colleagues Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Guchadhar, third right, education minister Surbendar Nath Sukla, second right, and Supply Minister Rajendra Kumar Mahato. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leaves after announcing his resignation at his official residence in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Mr. Nepal announced his resignation Wednesday, bowing to pressure from opposition Maoists who have been demanding his ouster in parliament and on the streets. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal waits to meet Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav after announcing his resignation in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Mr. Nepal announced his resignation Wednesday, bowing to pressure from opposition Maoists who have been demanding his oust in parliament and on the streets. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, questions Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, as she testified before the committee's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, (right) speaks with Ranking Member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, as Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont Democrat (right), speaks with ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, as Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, takes a photo as ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, smiles as they wait for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, to testify on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Indian policemen question Muslim girls on their way to an Islamic seminary during a curfew in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Authorities extended a curfew to new areas of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, trying to control the worst street violence in a year triggered by accusations that government forces killed 11 people in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Indian paramilitary soldiers arrive at the site of a protest in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Authorities brought new areas under curfew in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Wednesday to control the worst street violence in a year, triggered by the killing of 11 people allegedly by government forces over the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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A masked Kashmiri protestor looks on during a protest in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Authorities extended a curfew to new areas of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, trying to control the worst street violence in a year triggered by accusations that government forces killed 11 people in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiris shout freedom slogans, as policemen look on during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Authorities extended a curfew to new areas of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, trying to control the worst street violence in a year triggered by accusations that government forces killed 11 people in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Indian paramilitary soldiers beat a Kashmiri civilian during a protest in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Authorities brought new areas under curfew in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Wednesday to control the worst street violence in a year, triggered by the killing of 11 people allegedly by government forces over the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
