So far, the only hopefuls to surface in opposition to Senator Gillibrand are Michael Balboni, a former state senator from Long Island; Bruce A. Blakeman, a former Nassau County legislator who ran for comptroller in 1998 but was defeated 2 to 1 by H. Carl McCall and Elizabeth N. Feldd, the mayor of the village of Larchmont (population 6,567), who was trounced in a State Senate race in 2008.
According to Michael Cromartie, who directs the Evangelicals in Civic Life project at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, in Washington, there is "a kind of ambivalence just beneath the surface of opposition to same-sex marriage, even among people of strong religious convictions," an ambivalence that may mean it will not become the long-lasting social crusade that the anti-abortion issue is.
"They put something out there, then they let everybody get all huffy and puffy, they let the opposition surface, but then on the days leading up to the public hearings, they begin to push back".
Its surface shows an opposition surge: the reflectivity decreases from 53% at a phase angle of 0° (geometrical albedo) to 35% at an angle of about 1°.
More opposition surfaced at the European Central Bank.
Yet no sooner had Mayor Greg Nickels announced the program than opposition surfaced.
In New York, where opposition surfaced early in immigrant-friendly cities, Gov. David A. Paterson signed an agreement in May to cooperate.
But building code officials who attended the meeting said opposition surfaced this month after word spread that the federal government was advocating repealing certain code enhancements.
A9 NEW YORK/REGION B1-7 Port andhoriTollsThenking Higher Fares and Tolls The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the agency was developing alternatives to its proposed increases in PATH rail fares and bridge and tunnel tolls, after widespread opposition surfaced at hearings.
After opposition surfaced to provisions requiring power grid, gas pipeline, water supply, and other critical infrastructure providers to meet a certain level of security defined by the Department of Homeland Security, a compromise version of the bill that made industry participation voluntary was introduced.
