Texas Gov. Rick Perry is using his final months in office to generate national headlines, whether it is a photo op with President Obama, taking on a U.S. senator over his Iraq policy or delivering a popular speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Associated Press Photographs)
A happy face smiles back from the scope of a U.S. Army sniper's rifle, during a mission searching for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan) ** FILE **
Khalil Mahmoud who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Iraq was sworn in as a U.S. citizen on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. From left, Mahmoud's son Aras Mahmoud, Khalid Mahmoud ,Congressman Gerry Connolly, and his wife Najat Amen