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Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano faces a deadline set by the House Judiciary Committee to provide a list of illegal and criminal immigrants who have been flagged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents but have not been detained or placed in removal proceedings. A possible contempt citation hangs over the department.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder departs after appearing before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder talks with a staff member before giving testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, left, appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder shows his frustration while giving testimony before the House Judiciary Committee concerning "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder shows his frustration while giving testimony before the House Judiciary Committee concerning "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder greets Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), right, as he appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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People from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) listen to speakers at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, as they attend an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia governor. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Maureen Faulkner, widow of Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner, and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey embrace at news conference Wednesday. Faulkner's killer is no longer facing the death penalty. (Associated Press)
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A protest march organized by the Service Employees International Union winds through downtown on to I St. NW on the way to join an Occupy DC protest on K St. NW in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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A group of Tea Party activists and supporters of U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke (R) protest outside a debate between Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R), which third party candidates were excluded from participating at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Sani Boubakar of Niger (above) prays and Richard Arthur Opentil of Ghana savors victory after Niger's team lost to Ghana's Black Challenge, which Opentil captains, at last week's 2011 Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football tournament in Ghana. Angola, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone also fielded teams, and Liberia won the cup. The competitions help players not only overcome their disabilities but also move beyond turbulence in their nations. (Clair MacDougall/Special to The Washington Times)
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In this July 12, 1995, file photo, Mumia Abu-Jamal leaves Philadelphia's City Hall after a hearing. District Attorney Seth Williams announced Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, that prosecutors will no longer pursue the death penalty against the former Black Panther, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison for gunning down a white police officer nearly 30 years ago. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File) ** FILE **
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** FILE ** A pro-Syrian regime protester waves a Syrian flag as he stands in front of portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, during a protest against sanctions, Damascus, Syria, in this Dec. 2, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman, File)
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Thomas Haynesworth, who spent 27 years behind bars, center, gestures during a press conference with Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli II, left, and Shawn Armbrust, of the Mid Atlantic Innocence Project, right, in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Haynesworth was exonerated of two 1984 sexual assault convictions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her speech on human rights issues in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011. Making an unusually strong statement in defense of gay rights, Clinton says they are equal to women's rights and racial equality and should be universal human rights. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Russian opposition members chant anti-government slogans during a rally in Moscow on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, to protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, leaves the High Court in London on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, after the court gave him permission to continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex-crimes allegations. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
