The exhibition's organizers acknowledge that the Whitney Museum in Manhattan might have been a more likely setting for "Brooklyn!"

The plebiscite's organizers - who included members of the city's Assembly of Representatives, intellectuals, artists and citizens' groups - acknowledged some disappointment at the turnout.

This time, the organizers acknowledge, they are fighting indifference and cynicism.

To outsiders, perhaps, the very name Islam linked to a camp might conjure up the image of a terrorist training ground tucked into the woods, organizers acknowledge.

But organizers for abortion rights acknowledge that it is often difficult to get their supporters to become single-issue voters.

But the protests in Miami were considerably smaller, and organizers acknowledged that the city did not have the labor and environmental movement that Seattle had.

Antiwar organizers acknowledge some public support for military action, but said that until now, the voices of those who do not support the policy have not been heard.

The group's organizers acknowledge that they may have an uphill battle in gaining the kind of prominence in Washington that some conservative Christian groups now enjoy.

Still, the organizers acknowledge that there may be some who will be alarmed at the thought of people with mental disorders in the voting booth.

Some organizers now acknowledge that both goals were overly optimistic.