Heavily armed police guard the US Congress in Washington on opening day.
Heavily armed U.S. Capitol Police officers Steve Turner (L) and Lee Mollman guard the U.S. Capitol building in Washington January 4, 2005. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate returned to work for the opening session of the 109th Congress, swearing in new members and beginning to address issues for the first time in 2005. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas YG/HK