1.   I opposed her marriage to Darryl.

2.   Both endorsed greater civil rights for homosexuals and lesbians, although Gore opposed legalizing marriages between partners of the same sex.

3.   Both candidates said they opposed marriages for gays and lesbians.

4.   Bush opposes marriage between two people of the same sex.

5.   But the ruling brought expressions of dismay from religious and conservative groups and others who oppose gay marriage.

6.   But the ruling brought expressions of dismay from the religious, conservative and other groups who oppose gay marriage.

7.   Clinton generally backs civil rights for gays and lesbians but opposes homosexual marriages.

8.   Clinton was more mindful of the polls in his re-election campaign, when he signed a bill that opposed gay marriages.

9.   He opposes gay marriages and last year opposed a bill before the Texas Legislature that would have given homosexuals special protections against hate-motivated crimes.