The two proposals are part of a larger effort on the part of some Republicans to take a more vocal stance against homosexuality.

But it was her vocal anti-meat stance that turned the country establishment's down-home snub into redneck outrage.

The refusal to take a vocal stance critical of the new policy came in the face of past criticism of mandatory detention policies (above).

At the time, it was widely believed that he was an agent of the Soviet Union or Bulgaria, due to the Pope's vocal anti-communist stance.

Bergson argues that if American Jewish leadership had taken a more vocal and active stance against the Nazism, lives could have been saved.

The group has taken a highly vocal stance in favor of protecting music file traders, but has also been at the forefront of the online privacy fight.

The suspension is particularly embarrassing for Mitchell, 32, of Gainesville, Fla., who is chairman of the track federation's athletes advisory committee, which has taken a vocal anti-drug stance.

Our elected officials need to take a more active role and vocal stance.

Despite her vocal stance against the Navy, Ms. Calderón criticized protesters who tore up the fence at Camp García in Vieques on Friday.

Such negotiation was in conflict with the pre-election promises and vocal anti-communistic stance of the party and its electorate.