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** FILE ** Members of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) — (from left) Barbara Blaine, Winfried Fesselmann, Emmanuel Henckens and Peter Isely — attend a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, in Voorburg, Netherlands, near The Hague, where a rights group has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy. (AP Photo/Rob Keeris)
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Chuvit Kamolvisit's pose in a coffin during a news conference in 2005 was to signify that his old life as Thailand's "Massage Parlor King" was over. Now a member of parliament, he is rooting out police corruption. (Associated Press)
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Susan E. Rice (second from right), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Egyptian soldiers guard the shattered entrance of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Sunday, two days after protesters stormed the building, prompting the evacuation of nearly the entire staff from Egypt in the worst crisis between the countries since their 1979 peace treaty. (Associated Press)
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Egyptian army officers arrest a suspected demonstrator at the site of clashes between protesters and anti-riot policemen near the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, speaks to reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Washington. (Michael Bonfigli/Christian Science Monitor)
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An anti-Syrian-regime protester waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Cairo on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, to show support for Syrian protesters. The Arabic placard reads, "Syrian people say: No for talks, get out." (AP Photo)
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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children, Sophie and Myers, after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)
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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children Sophie and Myers after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)
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Brandon Hicks show off his tattoo of the Serenity Prayer on his arms as he works at FareStart, The program is offering him a chance to start over.
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In this Aug. 31, 2011, photo, Rabbi Arele Harel studies in his home in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Shiloh, near Nablus. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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** FILE ** In this Aug. 6, 2011, file photo worshippers pray during The Response, a call to prayer for a nation in crisis in Houston. During the prayer rally for thousands, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry read from the Bible, invoked Christ and broadcast the whole event on the Web, without so much as a symbolic nod to other American faiths. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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In this photo from Aug. 31, 2011, some of an estimated 4,000 people wait to enter a job fair called the "For The People Jobs Initiative," where job seekers met employers, job counselors, skills trainers and others at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. (Associated Press)
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A Bahraini girl crosses the street in the midst of masked anti-government protesters in Sitra, Bahrain, on Aug. 31, 2011, hours after the death of 14-year-old Sitra protester Ali Jawad Ahmad. Bahraini security forces clashed with anti-government protesters after Wednesday morning prayers, and the teenager died after being hit by a police tear gas canisters, human rights activists said. (Associated Press)
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Job-seekers wait to enter a job fair at the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Libyans gather in Martyrs' Square, formerly Green Square, for the morning Eid prayer to mark the end of Ramadan and to celebrate their victory over embattled Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Supporters of ANC Youth League chief Julius Malema protest Tuesday in downtown Johannesburg over a disciplinary hearing for Mr. Malema, who is accused of bringing the ANC into disrepute. Analysts say the hearing is a pretext to confront Mr. Malema's growing power. (Associated Press)
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Libyans pray in Martyr's Square, formerly known as Green Square, during the morning Eid prayer marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is pictured after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) prays during a service for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, at the Hafez Assad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/SANA)