B. Todd Jones, nominated to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faces a claim that he retaliated against a whistleblower. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Egyptian protesters climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Sept. 11, 2012. The protesters, largely ultraconservative Islamists, went into the courtyard and brought down the U.S. flag, replacing it with a black flag with Islamic inscription, in protest of a film deemed offensive of Islam. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** Thai Buddhist monks pray for peace as anti-government demonstrators gather to shout insults at police outside police headquarters on Friday, April 9, 2010, in Bangkok. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near the city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo)
Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near the city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo)
Afghan National Army soldiers march in the Sangin district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, June 13, 2013. One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict. That question is especially pressing here in this border region, where insurgents regularly ambush government forces and control parts of the countryside. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
Afghan National Army soldiers march in the Sangin district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, June 13, 2013. One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict. That question is especially pressing here in this border region, where insurgents regularly ambush government forces and control parts of the countryside. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
A news cameraman (left) falls to the ground as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators in the main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
A news cameraman (left) falls to the ground as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators in the main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
