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FILE - This Oct. 15, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency shows interim President Adly Mansour, center, interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, fourth from left, and Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, second from right, pray on the first day of Eid al-Aha, or Feast of Sacrifice, in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency, File)
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FILE - This Sept. 14, 2013, file photo shows chocolates decorated with pictures of Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi displayed for sale in a shop in Cairo. Having secured victory in a referendum on a relatively liberal constitution that he championed, insiders say Egypt's military chief is turning his attention to the country’s overwhelming array of problems _ from health and education to government subsidies and investment. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, Egyptians wave a giant poster of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Egypt's Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, right, and army's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Sedki Sobhi, left, attend the funeral of Giza Police Gen. Nabil Farrag in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo released on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Military spokesman of the Armed Forces, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, kisses the forehead of a relative of a 2nd Field Army solider who was killed after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into one of two buses carrying off-duty soldiers, at the road between the border town of Rafah and the coastal city of el-Arish, during their funeral procession in Cairo. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/The Official Facebook Page of the Egyptian Military spokesman of the Armed Forces, File)
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ALTERNATE CROP - This undated 2006 photograph provided by the U.S. Army War College photo lab shows Egyptian Brig. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, in a group photo of the International Fellows class of 2006 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/U.S. Army War College photo lab)
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Trash piles up in a receptacle on the corner of Florida Avenue and 13th Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Trash piles up in a receptacle on the corner of Florida Avenue and 13th Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Trash piles up in a receptacle on the corner of Florida Avenue and 13th Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Trash lays on the ground ready to be picked up on the corner of U and 14th Streets in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Trash lays on the ground ready to be picked up on the corner of U and 14th Streets in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Trash lays on the ground ready to be picked up on the corner of U and 14th Streets in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Barack Obama waves to the media as he returns to the White House after an event in Pittsburgh, Pa., accompanied by Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., as they walk toward the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo, dairy cows stand near a barn on a farm in Billings, Mo. Farmers expressed relief this week that a long fight over federal dairy subsidies had ended with an overhaul that most thought would be fair and effective in keeping farms from going under during hard times. The House approved compromise legislation Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014, and a Senate vote is expected soon. (AP Photo/The Springfield News-Leader, Nathan Papes, File)
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Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg, injured while serving in Afghanistan, gives thumbs up during standing ovation for him after President Barack Obama recognized him during the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
