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ACTOR DON CHEADLE, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS VISIT DARFUR, SUDAN

A map of the Darfur region of Sudan shows where villages have been damaged (in orange) or destroyed (in red) during a news conference following a Congressional trip to the Darfur region in Sudan, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 27, 2005. Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and Oscar nominated actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) (l to r) are calling for more diplomatic pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the genocide in the region. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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