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International Criminal Court Presiding Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng of Botswana is seen in the courtroom in The Hague on Monday, June 27, 2011, as the court issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power. (AP Photo/Robert Vos, Pool)
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ON MESSAGE: Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, is "a long shot" to be the GOP nominee but "is certainly articulating a clear and powerful set of views," fundraiser Fred Malek said. (CBS News via Associated Press)
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"We have not refused any new revenue. For example, we've been discussing some fee increases and some other things that would actually generate revenue." - Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican
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CRITIC: Former Vice President Al Gore says President Obama has "failed to use the bully pulpit to make the case for bold action on climate change." (Associated Press)
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, second left, State Senator Tom Duane, center, Governor Andrew Cuomo, second right, and Cuomo's girlfriend Sandra Lee, right, walk in the annual Heritage of Pride March Sunday June 26, 2011, in New York. The parade became a victory celebration after New York's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
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Associated Press Among those marching in the 42nd annual New York gay pride parade on Sunday were (from left) New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, state Sen. Tom Duane, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mr. Cuomo's girlfriend, Sandra Lee. The parade became a victory celebration for gays after the state Legislature's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday. Opponents of gay marriage vowed, however, to continue the fight on a different front.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, attend the St. Jean religious parade on Thursday in Monaco. The couple will be married in a civil ceremony on Friday. (Associated Press)
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Syrian troops watch the Turkey-Syria border from their hilltop vantage point. Their military vehicle bears a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Writing on the wall under windows translates to "Only Allah and Bashar's Syria - Nothing else." (Associated Press)
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Syrian children peer through fences around their refugee camp in the Turkish town of Yayladagi. As of Sunday morning, more than 11,450 Syrians were sheltered in Turkey, having fled across the border to avoid the confrontations between Syrian regime forces and militant rebels. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama (seated, second from left), Vice President Joseph R. Biden (far left), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (seated, second from right), Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (seated, far right) and others follow the unfolding mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Anti-government protesters demand the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, June 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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A Libyan woman closes her eyes as she fires in the air during a graduation ceremony after a weapons training course in Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said Libyan officials have given out 1.2 million weapons and were training people all around territories under Col. Moammar Gadhafi's control as "a challenge for rebels." (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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** FILE ** Bill John Baker (left), a candidate for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, gestures at incumbent Chad Smith during a televised debate in Claremore, Okla., on Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/David Crenshaw, File)
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Turkish Red Crescent workers pitch tents in a new camp that can receive up to 15,000 Syrian refugees in Apaydin, Turkey, on Friday, June 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks at the Ohio Democratic Party's annual dinner on Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee picked up prospects for the not-so-near future Saturday at the NHL draft. After trading away their first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for right wing Troy Brouwer, the Caps chose goaltender Steffen Soberg, defensemen Patrick Koudys and Garrett Haar and center Travis Boyd on the second day of the draft. (Drew Angerer/The Washington TImes)
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Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee had an active first day of NHL free agency. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals interim manager John McLaren will leave the coaching staff following Sunday's game and be reassigned to a front-office position . (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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** FILE ** In this June 1, 2011, file photo, House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens outside the White House in Washington. It might be time for another midnight ride by Paul Revere, this time warning "the creditors are coming." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacts after gay marriage was legalized after a vote in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Friday, June 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
