Darfur Protests

Lynn Robinson, left, and Theresa Reuter, right, don African costumes as they join thousands of protestors on The National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Washington. Actors, athletes and activists concerned about the atrocities in the region joined politicians and religious leaders in urging a greater U.S. role in ending what the U.N. says is the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

Thousands of people gather on the National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Washington. Actors, athletes and activists concerned about the atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region joined politicians and religious leaders in urging a greater U.S. role in ending what the United Nations says is the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, left, D-Calif., greets actor George Clooney, right, and his father, Nick Clooney, center, during a gathering on the National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Washington. Thousands of people joined celebrities and lawmakers at the rally Sunday urging the Bush administration and Congress to help end genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.

Actor George Clooney, left, with his father, Nick Clooney, right, delivers remarks during a gathering on the National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Washington. Actors, athletes and activists concerned about the atrocities in the region joined politicians and religious leaders in urging a greater U.S. role in ending what the U.N. says is the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

Christina Jennings, left to right, Allie Szymczak, Betty Baumgertner, Urooj Mughal and Reid Rector join thousands of protestors on The Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006, in Washington. Thousands of people joined celebrities and lawmakers at a rally Sunday urging the Bush administration to use its political muscle to help end genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.

Thousands of people gather on the National Mall, to protest the genocide in Darfur, Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Washington. Actors, athletes and activists concerned about the atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region joined politicians and religious leaders in urging a greater U.S. role in ending what the United Nations says is the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., center, line up before being arrested by a member of the Uniform Division of the Secret Services, left, during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy , Friday, April 28, 2006 in Washington. Five Congress members were willingly arrested and led in plastic handcuffs after protesting Sudanese government's role in atrocities in the Darfur region.

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., center, is escorted to a police vehicle by members of the Uniform Division of the Secret Services after his arrest during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy as part of a protest against genocide in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, Friday, April 28, 2006 in Washington.

Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., center, is handcuffed in his arrest during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy as part of a protest against genocide in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, Friday, April 28, 2006 in Washington.

Melinda Weekes, left, from Boston, and Lanre Olugbade, right, originally from Nigeria, hold up signs during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy in protest of the Sudanese government's role in atrocities in the Darfur region, Friday, April 28, 2006 in Washington.

Academy Award winning actor George Clooney, center, flanked by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., takes part in a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2006 to bring awareness to the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Esther Akeem, originally of Uganda, and her daughter, Michelle White, 8, sit among an estimated 1,500 people during a rally at Temple B'rith Kodesh in the Rochester, N.Y., suburb of Brighton on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The rally was part of a campaign asking President Bush to take action to stop the genocide in Darfur.

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pittsburgh, center, speaks at a rally while standing behind bins of post cards addressed to President Bush in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. The cards have a message urging the U.S. government to do more about alleged genocidal policies being pursued by the Sudanese government.