1.   Bipartisan senators sponsoring the legislation pledge to seek a vote this fall, though the Republican Senate leadership opposes the bill.

2.   The church leadership now opposes abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment.

3.   The GOP leadership opposes such a move and has so far denied Thompson a chance to make his case for expanding the probe.

4.   The leadership has opposed the ordination of women.

5.   The House leadership opposes the right to sue, and has tentatively decided to offer a version of the Senate bill, probably modified to cover more people.

6.   The prospects for the amendment appear dim in a chamber controlled by Republicans whose leadership opposes the idea.

7.   The Republican congressional leadership opposes efforts to regulate health insurance, siding with insurers and employers who say it will raise costs and make health coverage less affordable.

8.   The Republican leadership in Congress opposes the bill.

9.   The Republican leadership opposes such standards.

10.   The Republican leadership opposes the order.