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President Barack Obama pops a french fry into his mouth as he visits with students at OMG! Burgers, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2013 file photo, Ukrainian journalist Tetyana Chernovil beats the roof of a police minivan with a stone during a pro-European Union rally in Kiev, Ukraine. Chernovil was tapped as head of an anti-corruption committee in the new government. Top figures in Ukraine's three-month protest are taking up powerful posts in the new Cabinet, underscoring the powerful and unpredictable force of the revolt. But while few doubt the leaders' resolve, the nominations have raised questions about their skills and expertise — especially given the enormous challenges the new government faces. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

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Actor Yevhen Nishchuk, left, who served as Master of Ceremonies on a big stage on Kiev’s Independence Square, stands in parliament after being appointed Culture Minister, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Top figures in Ukraine's three-month protest are taking up powerful posts in the new Cabinet, underscoring the powerful and unpredictable force of the revolt. But while few doubt the leaders' resolve, the nominations have raised questions about their skills and expertise — especially given the enormous challenges the new government faces. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Oleh Musiy, a top medic for Ukraine’s anti-government protesters was named Health Minister in the new government during a session in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Top figures in Ukraine's three-month protest are taking up powerful posts in the new Cabinet, underscoring the powerful and unpredictable force of the revolt. But while few doubt the leaders' resolve, the nominations have raised questions about their skills and expertise — especially given the enormous challenges the new government faces. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 file photo, Ukrainian opposition activist Dmytro Bulatov is seen in a hospital after a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Protest leader Dmytro Bulatov after being beaten and having a part of his ear cut off during the protests was appointed Youth and Sports Minister during a session in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Top figures in Ukraine's three-month protest are taking up powerful posts in the new Cabinet, underscoring the powerful and unpredictable force of the revolt. But while few doubt the leaders' resolve, the nominations have raised questions about their skills and expertise — especially given the enormous challenges the new government faces. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

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Protest leader Dmytro Bulatov stands in Parliament after being appointed Youth and Sports Minister in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. One month ago, kidnappers pulled Dmytro Bulatov from anti-government protests, beat him and cut off a piece of his ear. On Thursday, he became his nation's new youth minister. Top figures in Ukraine's three-month protest are taking up powerful posts in the new Cabinet, underscoring the powerful and unpredictable force of the revolt. But while few doubt the leaders' resolve, the nominations have raised questions about their skills and expertise — especially given the enormous challenges the new government faces. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Anti-Yanukovych protesters eat next to a barricade at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Anti-Yanukovych protesters riding on top of an army armored vehicle drive though a street in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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In this Feb. 25, 2014 photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Transportation, a "cut and cover" portion of the waterfront tunnel being dug to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is shown. (AP Photo/Courtesy Washington Dept. of Transportation)

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In this Feb. 25, 2014 photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Transportation, the launch pit that was used to start the massive tunneling machine being used to dig a waterfront tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is shown. WSDOT says that over the next couple of weeks, workers will be making room for construction of the double-decker highway inside the tunnel. (AP Photo/Courtesy Washington Dept. of Transportation)