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Wisconsin state Sens. Alberta Darling (left), a Republican, and Bob Jauch, a Democrat, talk on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., about an upcoming vote on a bill to strip public workers of most of their union rights. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Darsi Foss, a nonunion state worker, listens to testimony from a Democratic state representative during a joint Finance Committee meeting at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Protesters against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are on the second day of demonstrations at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Protesters opposed to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers crowd the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm speaks to the North Dakota House's Industry, Business and Labor Committee on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, about legislation that helps to implement a federal health care reform law in North Dakota. The North Dakota Legislature will be reviewing a series of health-care measures during its 2011 session. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)
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** FILE ** Pakistani security officials escort Raymond Allen Davis (center), a U.S. Consulate employee, to a local court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Hamza Ahmed, File)
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Alberto Cardenas won election Wednesday without opposition as the chairman of the American Conservative Union.
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FILE- This file photo dated Nov. 10, 2010, showing Miriam O'Reilly as she arrives at her employment tribunal in London where she claims she was a victim of sex and age discrimination by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). O'Reilly went on to win her ageism case against the BBC and they have apologized and said it would introduce new guidance procedures for its presenters. One colleague offered O'Reilly hair dye, another told her "it's time for botox." and a third said her wrinkles could be a problem in this new era of high-definition TV, as she presented the rural affairs BBC TV show Countryfile and was dropped from the show so she decided to fight the BBC for her job. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vows that Republicans will keep revisiting the health care law in a variety of ways in an effort to modify it or repeal it.
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Pakistanis demonstrate in front of the presidential residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, to condemn a U.S. Embassy employee suspected in a shooting incident that killed two Pakistanis. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Brigitta Croil, a California state employment program representative, assists job seeker Freddy Gomez in looking for a driver's job at the Verdugo Job Center in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wraps up a meeting with reporters after announcing that he was introducing an amendment to repeal the health care law Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Jordanian protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration at the prime minister's office in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday. The opposition supporters demand that the prime minister step down as they vent their anger at rising prices, inflation and unemployment in Jordan. (Associated Press)
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U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida has ruled President Obama's health care law unconstitutional. (AP Photo)
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Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, seen here in 2007, declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday, siding with 26 states that sued to block it, saying that people can't be required to buy health insurance. (AP Photo/Pensacola News Journal, Tony Giberson)
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Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson is seen in a May 2007 photo. Judge Vinson declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, siding with 26 states that sued to block it, saying that people can't be required to buy health insurance. (AP Photo/Pensacola News Journal, Tony Giberson)
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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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President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington. (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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"It is telling that the more Americans learn about it, the more discouraged they are by its harmful effects," new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Sunday about the new health care law. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, Lois Lucci, 53, sits next to her dialysis machine at her home in Redondo Beach, Calif. Lucci likes the idea of dialysis while she sleeps, so she could have the day free when she's not working part-time as a nurse. Only about 8 percent of dialysis patients choose to do it in their own homes. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
