Perry signs pledge on anti-gay marriage amendment
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry has signed a National Organization for Marriage pledge to back a federal constitutional amendment against gay marriageâ┚¬â€Âa reversal from a month ago when Perry said he so supported individual states' rights that he was fine with New York's approval of same-sex marriage. The pledge states that, if elected, Perry will pursue a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and appoint U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges who will â┚¬Å”reject the idea our Founding Fathers inserted a right to gay marriage into our Constitution.'' Michelle Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have also signed the pledge.
Puerto Rico senator resigns in photo controversy
Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz announced Aug. 28 that Republican Sen. Roberto Arango presented a letter of resignation following reports that explicit photos of him surfaced on a mobile network application for gays and bisexuals. Arango represents San Juan, the U.S. territory's capital. Arango has neither confirmed nor denied the photos are of him.
