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Palestinian Hamas security guards stand near an Egyptian watch tower on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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** FILE ** In this photo taken Thursday, July 4, 2013, Chinese supply ship Hongzehu, right, refuels the Chinese missile destroyer Shenyang, left, in the Sea of Japan. China and Russia conducted their largest-ever joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan in a sign of warming ties between the former Cold War rivals. (AP Photo)
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Supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a rally, in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 4, 2013. The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted Morsi. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Asher Stroh, 2, waits for the Palisades July 4th Parade to begin, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Fourth of July parade in the Palisades section of Northwest attracted hundreds lining the streets waving flags and enjoying the national holiday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Boats crowd the Potomac River in anticipation of Independence Day fireworks on the Mall with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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"Implementation of the ACA has not lowered costs or increased access as promised. Individuals, families and employers still face increasing health insurance costs, new taxes overseen by what we have recently learned is a politically-biased IRS, burdensome mandates, and massive uncertainty because of this flawed law." — Sen. Jerry Moran (left), Kansas Republican. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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President Obama convenes a meeting with his national security team at the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Credit/Pete Souza)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the state-run Al-Thawra newspaper in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)
