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From left, First lady Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, and the first lady's mother, Marian Robinson, distribute food at Bread for the City Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Washington, as part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition of participation in a service event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with a parton as he and his family distribute food at "Bread For The City" Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Washington, as part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition of participation in a service event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Entrepreneur honoree B. Smith attends the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the briefing room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Washington, after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Head coach John Thompson III smiles during a media availability during Georgetown University basketball media day, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Protestors carry signs and gather in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the briefing room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Washington, after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Attorney General Eric Holder takes his seat as he attends the ceremonies for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus looks on at right as Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)

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Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy, left, talks with Marines Lt. Gen. John Paxton, director for operations, the Joint Staff, talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, prior to their testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce (34) celebrates a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Man of the people: "With Home Rule, we planned to bring the government back to the common people of Washington and do away with the old system of governmental ignorance that treated the black people of Washington like a plantation," Mr. Barry wrote in his autobiography. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Obama arrives to speak during a nationally televised address from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. speaks to the Center for American Progress’s Second Annual Policy Conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, poses for a portrait in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

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Sen. John Hoeven, North Dakota Republican, picks up an ornamental piece taken off the U.S. Capitol dome during a news conference on the roof of the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2014, to announce the completion of the scaffolding and the start of repairs for the Capitol Dome Restoration Project. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announcing the filing of two lawsuits challenging the alleged racial preference admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)