21.   So the Indians await word of their application for federal recognition.

22.   Someday, land claims may also be filed by several groups without federal recognition, including the Shinnecocks and the Poospatucks on Long Island.

23.   The bill, signed by President Clinton, denies federal recognition to gay marriages and permits states to ignore the union of gay couples married in other states.

24.   The bill would also bar federal recognition of same-sex unions in such areas as immigration law and entitlement programs.

25.   The bill would bar federal recognition of gay marriage and allow states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

26.   The group also said Dole opposed legislation to outlaw job discrimination against homosexuals and supported a bill to bar federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

27.   The legislation is a preemptive strike to bar federal recognition of same-sex marriages should they ever be approved by any state.

28.   The law denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

29.   The opponents said the measure was designed to create a federal recognition of a fetus as a separate person.

30.   The president leveled the same accusation of divisiveness against the Republicans for bringing legislation to Congress that would deny federal recognition to same-sex marriage.