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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Billie Jean King, known for winning the famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, and championing gender equality issues, during ceremonies at the White House in Washington. While visiting the 2014 winter olympics in Sochi, Russia, King says she doesn't plan to protest, but hopes her presence contributes to expansion of human rights in Russia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with Olympic volunteers in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin said gays should feel welcome at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, but they must "leave the children in peace." Putin told volunteers Friday that gays visiting Sochi "can feel calm and at ease," and vowed that there would be no discrimination at the games. But he emphasized that, according to a law banning homosexual "propaganda" among minors, gays cannot express their views on gay rights issues to anyone underage. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Alexei Nikolsky)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, demonstrators stage a theatrical play where gays are grabbed by others wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a protest against Russia's new anti-gay law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" in central London. Despite seven months of international protests, Russia's law restricting gay-rights activity remains in place leading up to the winter olympic games. Yet the eclectic campaign has heartened activists in Russia and, without question, caught the attention of its targets - including organizers and sponsors of the Sochi Olympics that open on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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** FILE ** Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, left, and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez speak to the media outside the West Wing of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington, after an event in the East Room of the White House about the long-term unemployed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with reporters in Charleston, S.C. Graham's campaign announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 that the candidate has $7.6 million in campaign funds in the bank while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has $3.1 million for next fall's campaign, giving them a formidable money advantage over their opponents. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)
