Unidentified aides deliver pizza to House Democrats in a conference room around the hallway from the office of House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 1.

A Marine sentry stands guard, indicating that President Obama is working in the West Wing of the White House, as discussions regarding the fiscal cliff continue on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 1.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., confer as they leave a closed-door meeting on the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night on Jan. 1.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., enters a Republican caucus meeting to discuss the terms of the fiscal cliff deal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan 1.

Republican House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chats with Aaron Schock, R-Ill., at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 1.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss the legislation that will blunt the effects of the "fiscal cliff" before a rare New Year's Day session in Washington.

A Republican supporter makes his way to watch a Republican presidential hopefuls debate in Myrtle Beach, S. C. on Jan. 16. South Carolina will hold its Republican primary on Jan. 21.

Elanie Magliacane has her picture taken in front of a sand sculpture of the presidential candidates before the Faith & Freedom Coalition's presidential kick-off at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina on Jan. 16.

Karla Duke, 4, Mike McParland, Elijah Cromer, 9, and Riley Morris, wait in the back of a pick-up truck before taking part in an Occupy Myrtle Beach protest during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Myrtle Beach. Members of the Occupy movement have joined the local group for protests during the "First in the South" Republican Presidential debate.

Protestors display signs outside the Tea Party Convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C.