1.   Nationwide, the Scouts have faced criticism and sanctions since summer, when the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed their right to exclude openly gay men from leadership positions.

2.   With Pope John Paul II, the bishops have opposed the sanctions since the end of the Gulf War.

3.   Egypt has been reluctant to anger Libya over the sanctions since the return of hundreds of thousands of its workers would create devastating repercussions.

4.   Iraq has been under sweeping U.N. economic sanctions since the invasion.

5.   Iraq has been under U.N. sanctions since its invasion of Kuwait.

6.   Iraq has been under U.N. sanctions since its Kuwait invasion.

7.   Several African leaders, including the heads of the Congo, Chad and Sudan, have defied the U.N. sanctions since the vote.

8.   Several African leaders have violated the sanctions since then.

9.   Several African leaders, including the heads of the Congo, Chad and Sudan, have ignored the sanctions since the vote.

10.   Several African leaders, including the heads of the Congo, Chad and Sudan, have defied the sanctions since the vote.