Gay rights groups were optimistic that a vote this year would not share the fate of the 2009 bill, although Friday's passage came after days of debate among Republican senators on whether to hold a vote on the measure at all.
The group has organised a protest for each of the three days of the test event, although Monday's effort only attracted a peak of 25-30 campaigners.
Although Tuesday's drop was stark, there have been 15 other trading days since September when the S.& P. has posted bigger losses.
Although Friday's polls were a bit more equivocal than on some recent days, the shift mainly came because of a decline in the FiveThirtyEight economic index, which continues to have some influence on the forecast.
Although Friday's vote was a milestone, the battle to bring fast trains to America is far from over.
Although Friday's concert may seem traditional, Mr. Morgan said, it is one of his most ambitious.
Although Thursday's ruling embarrassed Major League Baseball, two prominent antidoping experts noted that no testing system was fool-proof.
Although Sunday's run was the longest of Lynch's career, it was not quite as impressive as the original.
Although Friday's report on new-home sales showed a gain, it was less than economists had expected.
