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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2009 file photo, United States' Tyson Gay who placed second celebrates with the U.S. flag after the Men's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Gay said Sunday, July 14, 2013 that he tested positive for a banned substance and that he will pull out of the world championships next month in Moscow. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

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Texas state troopers remove pro-choice protesters from the Texas Senate gallery as the chamber debates abortion bill HB2 on Friday, July 12, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (left) talks with Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, Houston Democrat, in the Senate Chambers in Austin on July 11, 2013. A Senate committee pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (Associated Press)

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Greenpeace protesters climb up the Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in London during a protest against drilling in the Arctic by Royal Dutch Shell. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)