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One of several demonstrators is taken into custody by police after refusing to leave a Bank of America branch in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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People parade down Tulane Ave. during the Occupy NOLA parade in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests Thursday, October 6, 2011 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Matthew Hinton)

A police line stands in front of the Chamber of Commerce building as hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed rally outside after gathering at Freedom Plaza in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed march from the White House to the Chamber of Commerce after rallying on Freedom Plaza in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A protest group calling themselves the Raging Grannies sing on stage as hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs, gather at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protester Jim Goodnow, a non-combat Vietnam veteran from Terlingua, Texas, has "End warfare, not healthcare written on his cast while he joins hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protesters Emily Keel, left, of Robersonville, North Carolina and Kit Kittridge, right, of Quilcene, Washington with Code Pink set up a "Peace Ribbon" in Freedom Plaza which honors those who have lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq, Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. Hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in Northwest. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A girl peeks out of a window of her school in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban denied schooling to girls, so progress has been made, but the school director says his life is constantly in danger.

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Hundreds of Afghans march in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, to demand the immediate withdrawal of international military forces. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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**FILE** Palestinians yell at a U.S. diplomatic vehicle on Oct. 4, 2011, during a protest against the United States in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Associated Press)

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Protesters with Occupy Wall Street leave New York's Zuccotti Park on Wednesday to join a rally at City Hall. A diverse group of powerful unions joined the demonstrations near Wall Street. (Associated Press)

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Angelina Jolie has accepted a position as Special Representative on the Afghan refugee situation, the U.N. announced Tuesday in Geneva. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Attorney for Minnesota B. Todd Jones, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, acknowledged that the ATF is facing difficult times in the wake of the "Fast and Furious" operation. (Associated Press)

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From left, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta discuss defense after a meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Bahraini riot police order a group of women to disperse when they tried to begin a planned human chain anti-government demonstration on Tuesday in Manama, Bahrain, near the offices of the main Shiite opposition society Al-Wefaq. Authorities banned the gathering, and a heavy police presence prevented it. Instead, those arriving switched to a traffic slowdown to show their displeasure, bringing vehicles to a crawl along a major highway. (Associated Press)

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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen listens to questions during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Somalis carry a wounded man at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. The al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab immediately claimed responsibility for the attack after more than a month of relative calm in the Somali capital. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

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A soldier keeps guard near burned bodies and a smoldering vehicle at the scene of Tuesday's explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, when a car laden with explosives blew up in front of the Ministry of Education. "The casualties are mostly students and parents who were waiting for results of scholarships," the government said. (Associated Press)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters fire RPGs during an attack for the city of Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 3, 2011. Rebel forces are battling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (Associated Press)

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Somalis carry a wounded man at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. A rescue official says at least 55 people were killed after a car laden with explosives blew up in front of the Ministry of Education in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)