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Egyptian anti-government activists run for a cover from the tear gaz during clashes with the riot- police in Cairo Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Egyptian activists protested for a fourth day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country's largest anti-government protests in years. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2006 file photo, a silicone gel breast implant is shown at Mentor Corp., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in Irving, Texas. Federal health officials said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer after reviewing a handful of cases reported over the last 13 years. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, file)
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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), Nevada Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)
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Egyptian protesters clash with police in Suez. Activists protested for a third day as social networking sites called for a mass rally Friday. (Associated Press)
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In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, walks past Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, during a meeting at the Blair House in Washington. In a rare moment of agreement at the January 2011 start of the 112th Congress Mr. McConnell and Mr. Reid opened by endorsing a bipartisan effort to find ways to improve an unwieldy, unproductive process for naming and confirming the nation's top officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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David Kato, an advocacy officer for the gay rights group Sexual Minorities Uganda, was found with serious wounds to his head at his home in Uganda's capital Kampala, late Wednesday Jan 26, 2011, and later died of his injuries. A Ugandan tabloid newspaper called Rolling Stone listed a number of men they said were homosexuals last year, including Kato. Kato's picture was published on the front page, along with his name and a headline that said "Hang Them." (AP Photo)
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Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat and Senate Budget Committee chairman, speaks about the Congressional Budget Office's economic outlook Wednesday during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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"Put simply, our fiscal problem is a health care problem," says House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican. (Associated Press)
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A man shows a poster of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to protest against his visit in Brussels last month. Four men who were once members of Mr. Kagame's inner circle have now fled the country. They say they fear for their lives even in exile as Mr. Kagame steps up efforts to silence their criticism. (Associated Press)
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Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo on Wednesday. The activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama, joined by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, signs Dec. 17 the bipartisan tax package that extends tax cuts for families at all income levels in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (center) listens as President Obama announces initiatives to support military families Monday. From right are: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Mr. Gates, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)
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Abortion foes gather Jan. 24 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for a rally against the Roe v. Wade decision 38 years ago that legalized abortion. An estimated three dozen members of Congress spoke to the "March for Life" crowd. (Associated Press)
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Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine defends the record of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speaks on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. The new House majority leader said he believes President Obama is a citizen, he but refused to characterize people who question Mr. Obama's citizenship as "crazy." (NBC via Associated Press)
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A street artist entertains in Istanbul. Turkey, as an emerging power, is struggling to reconcile sharp differences within its society, which is marked by extremes of rich and poor, modern and traditional, secular and Islamic, as well as democratic and authoritarian. (Associated Press)
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On CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Sen. John McCain said, "We need to have a vote on" repeal of the health care law. (Associated Press)
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In this photo provided by NBC television, Rep. Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speaks Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington. The new House Majority leader said he believes Obama is a citizen and that most Americans are beyond that question. He refused to call people who question Obama's citizenship "crazy," saying it's not nice to call anyone crazy. (Associated Press/NBC, William B. Plowman)
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Former legislator Najibullah Mujahed (center, in the background) addresses demonstrators on a loudspeaker on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan, during a protest against the Afghan parliament elected in September. The protesters urged President Hamid Karzai not to inaugurate the new legislative body. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, that he believes President Obama is a citizen and that most Americans are beyond that question. He refused to call people who question Mr. Obama's citizenship "crazy," saying it's not nice to call anyone crazy. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman)
