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Touch-ballot clerks Stephanie Diggs (far left) and Steven Graham (far right) help voters get set up at the electronic voting booths at Judiciary Square in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. According to site officials, some 2,400 people have voted here since Monday, when the voting opened. The District of Columbia will open seven more early-voting sites on Saturday (one in each ward), which will be open daily except Sundays until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Washington residents take advantage of early voting at Judiciary Square on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. According to site officials, some 2,400 people have voted here since Monday, when the voting opened. The District of Columbia will open seven more early-voting sites on Saturday (one in each ward), which will be open daily except Sundays until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Washington residents take advantage of early voting at Judiciary Square on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. According to site officials, some 2,400 people have voted here since Monday, when the voting opened. The District of Columbia will open seven more early-voting sites on Saturday (one in each ward), which will be open daily except Sundays until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A voter is handed a number to get into line to check in for early voting at Judiciary Square in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. According to site officials, some 2,400 people have voted here since Monday, when the voting opened. The District of Columbia will open seven more early-voting sites on Saturday (one in each ward), which will be open daily except Sundays until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A voter slides a paper ballot into one of the machines at Judiciary Square in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. According to site officials, some 2,400 voters have voted here since Monday, when early voting opened. The District of Columbia will open seven more early-voting sites on Saturday (one in each ward), which will be open daily except Sundays until Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Microsoft program manager Joseph Morris, sporting a pair of company temporary-tattoo logos on his face, looks on during an event unveiling a new Microsoft Windows operating system Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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** FILE ** In this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, file photo, a Chinese man tries out the new Surface tablet computer made by Microsoft at a show in Shanghai ahead of the launch of the operating system. With the release of Windows 8, PC makers are doing their best to blur the boundaries between the PC and tablet with an array of devices that mash keyboards and touch screens together in different ways. (AP Photo)

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Apple's iPad Mini is shown in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The new device has a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model and will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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The iPad Mini is shown in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The device has a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model and will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, speaks in front of an image of the fourth-generation iPad (left) and the iPad Mini in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The Mini has a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and Apple says it will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the iPad's impact on the marketplace during the introduction of the iPad Mini in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The device has a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model and will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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The iPad Mini is shown in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market, as the company is pricing the new, smaller iPad well above the competition. The iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, will cost $329 and up. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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** FILE ** Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the iPad Mini in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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**FILE** Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new iPad on March 7, 2012, in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

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U.S. guards at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are on constant watch for signs of unrest and conspiracy among the detainees. News of scandals in the Muslim world, such as recent protests over a YouTube video, can further aggravate the tense environment. (Associated Press)