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**FILE** The Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev in east Jerusalem is seen here on July 29, 2009, with the Shuafat refugee camp (background) and Israel's separation barrier running between them. (Associated Press)
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Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks at a rally Monday at the University of Maryland in College Park in support of the same-sex marriage referendum. Many Prince George’s County voters are torn over whether to side with the county’s traditionally Democratic politics or honor religious beliefs that often conflict with the legislation. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, a man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," " God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)
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The Rev. Brian Jordan, right, embraces New York State Senator Malcolm Brown after Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. Breezy Point, the beachfront enclave heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Meg Dolan holds her dog "Nellie" during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Girls hold hands during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A representative of the Salvation Army walks past homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A man wipes his eyes as he, Kathleen Beissel and her daughter Meaghan, 7, attend Sunday mass at the St. Thomas More Catholic church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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The Rev. Brian Jordan, right, embraces New York State Senator Malcolm Brown after Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. Breezy Point, the beachfront enclave heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Meg Dolan holds her dog "Nellie" during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Girls hold hands during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A representative of the Salvation Army walks past homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A man wipes his eyes as he, Kathleen Beissel and her daughter Meaghan, 7, attend Sunday mass at the St. Thomas More Catholic church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Egyptian Copts react following the announcement of the name of Bishop Tawadros, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded boy drew the name of the next patriarch from a crystal chalice. Bishop Tawadros will be ordained Nov. 18 as Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of a community that increasingly fears for its future amid the rise of Islamists to power in the wake of the 2011 ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Acting Coptic Pope Pachomios, center, displays the name of 60-year-old Bishop Tawadros, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded boy drew the name of the next patriarch from a crystal chalice. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Acting Coptic Pope Pachomios, center, displays the name of 60-year-old Bishop Tawadros, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, while another clergyman displays the names of the remaining two candidates, Bishop Raphael and Father Raphael Ava Mina, during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Coptic Pope Pachomios unseals the crystal chalice containing balls with the candidates names during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded boy drew the name of the next patriarch from a crystal chalice. Bishop Tawadros will be ordained Nov. 18 as Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of a community that increasingly fears for its future amid the rise of Islamists to power in the wake of the 2011 ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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In this Saturday Nov. 3, 2012 photo, a plastic ball containing a name is drawn to determine which lucky boy will be selected to chose the new Coptic pope in a ceremony where the blindfolded boy will pull one of three names from a crystal chalice. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church named a new pope on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 to spiritually guide the community through a time when many fear for their future with the rise of Islamists to power and deterioration in police powers after last year's uprising. (Mohammed Abu Zeid)
