~ The Daily Edit 02.28.13

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 27: Pilgrims and clergy members hold a candle-lit vigil in Saint Peter's Square, facing Pope Benedict XVI's private apartment, after his final weekly public audience on February 27, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff has attended his last weekly public audience before stepping down tomorrow. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He cites ailing health as his reason for retirement and will spend the rest of his life in solitude away from public engagements. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Oli Scarff / Getty Images
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 27: Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in St Peter's Square on February 27, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff has attended his last weekly public audience before stepping down tomorrow. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He cites ailing health as his reason for retirement and will spend the rest of his life in solitude away from public engagements. ts. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his final general audience in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI has recalled moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty in an emotional, final general audience in St. Peter's Square before retiring. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Gregorio Borgia / AP
Nuns hold prayer cards with an image of Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, to pay homage to Benedict a day before he goes into retirement. Benedict made his final public appearance in St. Peter's Square Wednesday. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Natacha Pisarenko / AP
Faithful are reflected in the roof of Pope Benedict XVI's pope-mobile as he arrives to celebrate his last general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty. He also thanked his flock for respecting his decision to retire. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Alessandra Tarantino / AP
Pope Benedict XVI greets pilgrims at the end of his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty. He also thanked his flock for respecting his decision to retire. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Gregorio Borgia / AP
Syrian boys, stand in a destroyed street which was damaged by the shelling of the Syrian forces, at Maarat al-Nuaman town, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. the Arabic words read:"Freedom for ever". (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Hussein Malla / AP
Syrians ride a scooter as one gestures, as they pass by a destroyed street which was damaged by the shelling of the Syrian forces, at Maarat al-Nuaman town, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Hussein Malla / AP
A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a painting of the ailing leader during an event to commemorate the violent street protests of 1989 known as the "Caracazo," in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The wave of the1989 violent protests, seen by the Chavez government as a "popular uprising," was in response to the economic measures imposed by then President Carlos Andres Perez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Fernando LLano / AP
A man wearing a handcrafted mask depicting the face of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends an event commemorating the violent street protests of 1989 known as the "Caracazo," in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The wave of the 1989 violent protests, seen by the Chavez government as a "popular uprising," was in response to the economic measures imposed by then President Carlos Andres Perez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Ariana Cubillos / AP
President Barack Obama, left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio sit during a ceremony to dedicate a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in the Capitol's Statuary Hall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite / AP
FILE â 27 FEBRUARY 2013: Rosa Parks famous for refusing to give up her Alabama bus seat in 1955 was honored today by US President Barack Obama dedicating a statue of her in Washington DC. DEARBORN, MI - APRIL 19: In this handout from The White House, US President Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event April 18, 2012 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House Photo via Getty Images) The White House / Getty Images
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., salutes Marine Corp. Lt. Gen. Tom Waldheuser as he arrives at the Pentagon to be sworn-in as Secretary of Defense, in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Waldheuser will be Hagel's Senior Military Assistant. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Cliff Owen / AP
New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel bows as he concludes his remarks to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, after being sworn-in. Hagel took charge of the Defense Department Wednesday after a bruising confirmation fight _ and two days before billions in budget cuts are scheduled to hit the military. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Cliff Owen / AP
ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 27: Newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to service members and employees of the Department of Defense during a daily staff meeting at the Pentagon February 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. After a tumultuous confirmation hearing in the Senate, Hagel was sworn in during a small private ceremony on his first day at the Department of Defense. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Drew Angerer / Getty Images
The Capitol plaza is seen as automatic spending cuts are set to take effect on March 1, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite / AP
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton (L) deliver remarks during a rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court February 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Leaders from Congress joined civil rights icons to rally as the court prepared to hear oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, a legal challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, to listen to oral arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case. The justices are hearing arguments in a challenge to the part of the Voting Rights Act that forces places with a history of discrimination, mainly in the Deep South, to get approval before they make any change in the way elections are held. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci / AP
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif.,speaks during a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, before arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case. The justices are hearing arguments in a challenge to the part of the Voting Rights Act that forces places with a history of discrimination, mainly in the Deep South, to get approval before they make any change in the way elections are held. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci / AP
Shadow of people is cast on the street as a woman begs for coins, right, in Pamplona northern Spain on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has conceded that the government just failed to reduce its budget deficit in 2012 to the level it promised European authorities. Rajoy said the deficit fell to 6.7 percent of the country's annual gross domestic product from 9 percent in 2011. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) Alvaro Barrientos / AP
Workers scoop out rain water from pleasure boats in the Retiro park lake while waiting for tourists in Madrid, Spain Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. Rain and cold weather kept the boats docked and unused Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Paul White) Paul White / AP
Chardon High School students march to the square in Chardon, Ohio for a memorial ceremony for three classmates who died in a school shooting rampage one year ago, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The march ended at the courthouse where 18-year-old shooter T.J. Lane pleaded guilty to all charges Tuesday. He could face life in prison at his sentencing March 19. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Mark Duncan / AP
A sedated lion is carried on a stretcher, at the estate of Ion Balint, known to Romanians as Nutzu the Pawnbroker, a notorious gangster, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Authorities along with specialists of the animal welfare charity Vier Pfoten removed four lions and two bears that were illegally kept on the estate of one of Romanias most notorious underworld figures who reportedly used them to threaten his victims. Balint was arrested on Feb. 22, with dozens of others on charges of attempted murder, depriving people of their freedom, blackmail and illegally holding arms. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Vadim Ghirda / AP
Supporters of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh climb on flag poles during a rally marking the anniversary of his power handover in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Hani Mohammed / AP
Toronto Blue Jays' Brett Lawrie, top, collides with Houston Astro's Nate Freiman to reach first base on a dropped third strike in the fourth inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Dunedin, Fla. Houston won 10-1. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Matt Slocum / AP
A boy runs as he holds a Kurdish flag in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The U.N. says more than 70,000 people have been killed since Syria's civil war started in March 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) Manu Brabo / AP
Free Syrian Army fighters, take their positions as they observe the Syrian army forces base of Wadi al-Deif, at the front line of Maarat al-Nuaman town, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Hussein Malla / AP
A man exercises moments before swimming in the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ariel Schalit / AP
Japanese travel agent Okumura Hatsuko, center, pays respect to Japanese tourists that died from a hot air balloon accident, in Luxor, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. A hot air balloon carrying tourists over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 and some passengers trying to escape the flames leaped to their deaths before the craft crashed in a sugar cane field. At least 19 tourists were killed in one of the world's deadliest ballooning accidents. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Nasser Nasser / AP
In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, a man sits with other residents in a drinking den with his toenail painted with the initials of presidential aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta's party The National Alliance, in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya on Monday holds its first presidential election since its 2007 vote devolved into months of tribal violence, and in recent weeks in Nairobi's most dangerous slum Mathare dozens of tin shack homes have been burned to the ground and some families are moving into zones controlled by their own clans. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Ben Curtis / AP
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie, right, tags out Houston Astros' Brett Wallace, left, at third base during the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) Nathan Denette / AP
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili listens to a question during a final news conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Negotiations with world powers over how to curb Iran's nuclear program have reached a "turning point" for the better after nearly breaking down last year, the Islamic republic's top official at diplomatic talks said Wednesday at the close of two days of delicate discussions aimed at preventing Tehran from building an atomic arsenal. (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev) Pavel Mikheyev / AP
A homeless woman sits on a bench next to her belongings, in central Athens, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Three years into the country's deepest financial Greeks have seen their living standards drop forcing many into poverty. With unemployment hovering at 27 percent, according to data for last November, many are left homeless sleeping on the streets, while tens of thousands depend on charity for their daily meals.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Petros Giannakouris / AP
U.S. soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. A man wearing a black overcoat and carrying an umbrella as a shelter against the heavy snow crossed a street in the Afghan capital early Wednesday morning toward an idling bus filled with Afghan soldiers, where he laid down and wiggled underneath. Then he exploded, engulfing the undercarriage of the bus in flames. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) Musadeq Sadeq / AP
Dr. Paul Melchert, left, gets interrupted by his son, Emmett, as he attempts to address the media while his partner James Zimerman, right, holds Emmett's twin brother, Gabriel, during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in St. Paul, Minn. Lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota. Arguing that such families deserve the same recognition from the state as more traditional ones, sponsors of the gay marriage bill aim to repeal Minnesota's 1997 law that prohibited marriage between couples of the same sex. The bill exempts churches from being forced to perform same-sex weddings. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Jim Mone / AP
French soldiers with the NATO- led forces walk past blood stained snow at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. A man wearing a black overcoat and carrying an umbrella as a shelter against the heavy snow crossed a street in the Afghan capital early Wednesday morning toward an idling bus filled with Afghan soldiers, where he laid down and wiggled underneath. Then he exploded, engulfing the undercarriage of the bus in flames. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid) Ahmad Jamshid / AP
Massachusetts State Police examine the front of a crashed bus in Georgetown, Mass. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The bus was carrying University of Maine basketball players and crashed into trees on the side of Interstate 95, north of Boston, injuring the driver and several students. The driver was seriously injured and was taken by helicopter to a hospital, police said. Twenty-two students were being evaluated or treated for minor injuries, they said. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Elise Amendola / AP
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Stocks closed sharply higher for a second day on Wednesday, as evidence mounts that the housing market is making a comeback. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Seth Wenig / AP
In this Feb. 25, 2013 photo, an woman watches anniversary celebrations of the Guna Revolution in Ustupu, an island in the Guna Yala region on Panama's Caribbean coast. With 80,000 members, the Gunas are Panama's second most numerous indigenous group and are considered the most organized. They are known around the world for their brightly color "mola" woven cloth panels. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) Arnulfo Franco / AP
In this photo released by Mexico's federal court system, the head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union, Elba Esther Gordillo, stands behind bars as she appears for a hearing at a federal prison in Mexico City, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Mexico's most powerful woman was formally charged with a massive embezzlement scheme on Wednesday, standing grim-faced behind bars live on national television in what many called a clear message that the new government is asserting its authority. (AP Photo/Juzgado Sexto de Distrito en Procesos Penales Federales) Juzgado Sexto de Distrito en Pro / AP
Milwaukee Brewers' Donnie Murphy, left, and Kansas City Royals catcher George Kottaras look for the call after Murphy slid home to score on a double by Blake Lalli during an exhibition spring training baseball game, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel / AP
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - FEBRUARY 27: Members of the St. Louis Cardinals warm up prior to the game against the New York Mets at Tradition Field on February 27, 2013 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Chris Trotman / Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Neil Heslin, father of six-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Jesse Lewis, wipes tears as he testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee February 27, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Alex Wong / Getty Images
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: Greg Moller of the Bulls attempts to run out Peter Handscomb of the Bushrangers during the Ryobi One Day Cup final match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the Queensland Bulls at Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 27, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Scott Barbour / Getty Images
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet during the Australian Defence Force Air-To-Air refuelling on February 27, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** Michael Dodge / Getty Images
Golden State Warriors' Jarrett Jack, left, and New York Knicks' Iman Shumpert dive for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Frank Franklin II / AP
Penn State's Jermaine Marshall (11) is greeted by fans at the end of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in State College, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Penn State won 84-78. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson) Ralph Wilson / AP
Dayton's Kevin Dillard, left, drives to the basket as Charlotte's Pierria Henry, right, defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Dayton won 88-67. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Chuck Burton / AP
Cleveland Cavaliers' Luke Walton tips the ball away between Toronto Raptors' Amir Johnson (15) and Kyle Lowry (3) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 103-92. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Tony Dejak / AP
Charlotte 49ers Pierria Henry (15)(right), fouls Dayton Flyers Kevin Dillard (1)(left),during Atlantic 10 men's basketball game played at Halton Arena Wednesday Feb. 27,2013.Dayton won 88-67. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Robert Lahser / rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte 49ers Pierria Henry (15)carries the ball to the basket during Atlantic 10 men's basketball game played at Halton Arena Wednesday Feb. 27,2013.Dayton won 88-67. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Robert Lahser / rlahser@charlotteobserver.com