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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, The National September 11 Museum is seen beyond the North Pool at the memorial in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called upon the federal government Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, to help support the Sept. 11 museum at the World Trade Center, which is set to open this spring after years of delays but is potentially facing budget shortfalls. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2011 file photo, patrons plays the slots during a special VIP event at the new Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill. As another push gets underway to add five new casinos in Illinois, most of the candidates for governor in 2014 are lukewarm about the plan. All four Republicans responding to a questionnaire from The Associated Press said they oppose new gambling or support it only on a limited basis and with the backing of local governments. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who's seeking re-election, has vetoed two gambling bills because he said they didn't include enough ethical protections. A hearing on gambling expansion is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in East St. Louis. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Mark Welsh, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT
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In this Oct. 30, 2013, photo, David Simas, Deputy Senior Adviser for Communications and Strategy, left, and Rob Nabors, Deputy Chief of Staff accompany President Barack Obama to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he travels to Boston to speak about the federal health care law. Obama is bringing back an internal White House political office as this year's congressional election approaches. Obama announced Jan. 24, 2014, that he's named Simas, a top adviser grappling with problems with his health care rollout, to oversee a new Office of Political Strategy and Outreach.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi damage an area on a street as they protest against the government in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Friday, Jan, 24, 2014. A string of bombings hit police around Cairo on Friday, including a car blast that ripped through the city's main police headquarters and wrecked a nearby museum of Islamic artifacts. Later in the day, anti-Islamist residents joined police in clashes with Brotherhood members holding their daily protests in multiple cities around the country. (AP Photos/El Shorouk newspaper, Sabry Khaled) EGYPT OUT
