Social Issues

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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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Spectators react as the Gay Pride Parade passes them by on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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** FILE ** Paola Perez, left, and her partner Linda Collazo, march in the Gay Pride parade in New York Sunday, June 26, 2011. One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades was expected to become a victory celebration after New York's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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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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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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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)

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Supporters of same sex marriage celebrate after Senate members voted and approved same-sex marriage at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Friday, June 24, 2011. New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born. New York will become the sixth state where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS When gay supporters at a New York fundraiser pressed President Obama on whether he supports same-sex marriage, he said "gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple" but avoided giving a definitive answer.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Syrian refugees forced north by a crackdown on protesters pass a Turkish military vehicle as they cross the border near Guvecci, Turkey, on Thursday.

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Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered presidential politics and the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings in a high-profile reporting job at The Washington Post, is going on network television to announce he is an illegal immigrant. (Associated Press/Define American)

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Rep. Ron Paul joins with Rep. Barney Frank and other Democrats to back first-ever legislation to "end the federal war" on marijuana. (Image from Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican.)

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton says the arrest of more than 2,400 convicted aliens resulted from "excellent teamwork." (Associated Press)

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David Flory, a New Jersey physics professor, is accused of operating a prostitution website. (AP Photo/Albuquerque [N.M.] Police Department)

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Ginger Adamson leads supporters of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2211 near the New Jersey Statehouse, where lawmakers were considering pension and health care legislation. (Associated Press)

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Children hold a handmade Syrian flag during a protest against President Bashar Assad's speech in a refugee camp across the border in Yayladagi, Turkey. Mr. Assad said Monday that his regime would consider political reforms, but opponents said his words lacked any clear sign of a transition to democracy. (Associated Press)