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President Barack Obama greets the crowd after speaking at The Rodon Group manufacturing facility, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Hatfield, Pa. Obama spoke at the toy company about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Protesters gather in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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A demonstrator holds a child's portrayal of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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Demonstrators chant slogans and wave Egyptian flags in Tahrir Square where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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Demonstrators march under a banner resembling an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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Demonstrators react to speeches in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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In this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2012, Muslims distribute items to refugees at Sin Thet Maw relief camp in Pauktaw township, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Myanmar’s government has launched a major operation aimed at verifying the citizenship of Muslims in western Rakhine state, the coastal territory that has been torn apart by Buddhist-Muslim violence since June. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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A ruling by Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler could allow couples to get marriage licenses weeks in advance of the Jan. 1 effective date of the state’s new same-sex marriage law. (Associated Press)
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Illustration Pro-Life by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in recognition of World AIDS Day. She released “The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,” an ambitious blueprint to create an AIDS-free generation. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Florence Ngobeni-Allen, ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, during a ceremony in recognition of World AIDS Day, where she released The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Blueprint for Creating an AIDS- Free Generation. At right US Global AIDS Coordinator Eric P. Goosby. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)