Gay rights advocates say this is a milestone for equality despite strong opposition from Christian lobby groups.
In some of these cases, Commerce approved the technology transfers involved despite strong opposition from the Defense Department.
They have since imposed Sharia law in many of the areas under their control, despite strong opposition from the local Muslim population.
Dianne Feinstein, D-California, to update the 1994 assault weapons ban that expired a decade later appeared headed for approval despite strong opposition by Republicans.
The International Monetary Fund came up with the offer of a loan, but insisted that the reforms be carried out despite strong opposition to them within Russia, particularly from the communists.
Tuesday's primary saw former state Rep. Randy Graf, a conservative and strong foe of illegal immigration, win despite strong opposition by the retiring GOP incumbent, Jim Kolbe, as well as national party leaders.
The issue of bankers' bonuses could spark a lively debate after the EU agreed a provisional deal to cap bonuses at one year's salary, despite strong opposition from the UK, which hosts Europe's biggest financial services centre.
Despite their strong opposition to fracking, few environmentalists seem to understand very well how the process actually works.
Blair committed UK forces to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 despite strong domestic opposition to British involvement.
As Ivan Choy, a political scientist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, points out, last time no fewer than 702 members of the committee nominated Mr Tung, despite strong popular opposition to him.
Despite the strong Democratic opposition to the bill, Frist, R-Tennessee, praised it as a bipartisan effort.
The case is so strong that, despite vast public opposition to Medicare cuts, policymakers of all stripes in Washington favor them.
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Strange how the Catholic church can muster such a strong organized opposition so quickly to contraceptives (despite the fact the pope calls health care a basic human right.) Yet they took decades to start cleaning their own messes with child sex abuse.
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