Politics

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Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 23, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this Friday April 10, 2009, file photo shows Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, and his brother, Said Bouteflika, arrive at his campaign headquarters in the Hydra district of Algiers, a day after the Algerian presidential election. In Algeria, which has been run by a succession of military men for decades, presidential elections often are foregone conclusion. But not this year. The campaign for the April vote already is raising questions: Will the ailing president run for re-election? If not, will his supporters and the powerful intelligence services be able to agree on someone else? And where does Algeria’s army stand in all this? With the lack of any clear direction from on top, political squabbles are being fought in the media, with the head of the governing party decrying the shadowy intelligence chief’s grip on power, and a journalist accusing the president’s brother of corruption and scandalous personal behavior. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Algerian soldiers stand guard during a visit for news media organized by the Algerian authorities at the gas plant in Ain Amenas, seen in background. In Algeria, which has been run by a succession of military men for decades, presidential elections often are foregone conclusion. But not this year. The campaign for the April vote already is raising questions: Will the ailing president run for re-election? If not, will his supporters and the powerful intelligence services be able to agree on someone else? And where does Algeria’s army stand in all this? With the lack of any clear direction from on top, political squabbles are being fought in the media, with the head of the governing party decrying the shadowy intelligence chief’s grip on power, and a journalist accusing the president’s brother of corruption and scandalous personal behavior. (AP Photo, File)

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In this Jan. 9, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard a convoy of Great Lakes cargo ships line up to follow an icebreaker on the St. Marys River, which links Lakes Superior and Huron. As of Feb. 13, 88 percent of the Great Lakes surface was frozen, according to the federal government’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor. (AP Photo/Lt. David Lieberman)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, takes a tour of the Foton Cummins Engine plant in Beijing, China Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Kerry toured the plant and made remarks on climate change cooperation between the United States and China. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his plane after arriving at Halim Air Field on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center left, looks over his notes before delivering remarks on climate change after a tour of the Foton Cummins Engine plant in Beijing, China Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Kerry toured the plant and made remarks on climate change cooperation between the United States and China. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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This Aug. 22, 2013, file photo shows Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The debate about whether to continue the dragnet surveillance of Americans’ phone records is highlighting divisions within the Democratic and Republican parties that could transform the politics of national security. While some leading Democrats have been reluctant to condemn the National Security Agency’s tactics, the GOP has begun to embrace a libertarian shift opposing the spy agency’s broad surveillance powers _ a striking departure from the aggressive national security policies that have defined the Republican Party for generations. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)