Abroad, a second Bush term may well be just as ideological and divisive as the first.
But illegal immigration remains a divisive subject that still arouses visceral opposition among some Americans.
Reconciling those contradictions will be difficult in an atmosphere of increasingly divisive and partisan politics.
Replacing the bitter, divisive Mr Brown with the calm, well-liked Mr Johnson is an attractive prospect.
But some other Republicans don't like Denny's pledge-card effort, considering it divisive and premature.
Passage of the divisive bill will admit France to a small but growing club.
Does it compromise our editorial independence on what can still be a highly divisive issue?
As to the possible inflation from QE, there was sharp divisive debate, with no clear resolution.
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Many here see Sarkozy as an authoritarian and divisive figure who will aggravate France's social divide.
Thatcher, who was a divisive figure in the U.K., also include potential disturbances by anti-Thatcher protesters.
As the gunplay persists, lawmakers in Washington wrestled this week with the divisive politics of firearms.
With Pace stepping down, the administration avoids a divisive reconfirmation hearing before the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Mr Bush won in 2004 despite being one of the most divisive presidents in American history.
Now, in the past, policy differences have made reauthorizations of this program divisive and controversial.
It is politically divisive and has not been a central issue in either campaign for President.
It is an issue that does not clearly fall along party lines, and it is divisive.
We must move beyond the divisive and extraneous issues that currently define public debate.
Now 47, Hirst has gone on to become one of Britain's most well-known but divisive artists.
We already have seen how volatile, contentious, and divisive the political strife over Medicare has been.
But as an example of strong leadership during divisive times, the speech deserves high marks.
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Some think that in practice it will prove less divisive than it looks in prospect.
Already, she has had to deal with divisive elections and selections for committee slots and chairmanships.
Mr Taylor still enjoys support in his home country, where his trial remains divisive.
Critics have called free schools, which are state-funded but privately run, socially divisive and unaccountable.
The impact of the minimum wage on unemployment is a divisive issue among economists.
And it's a divisive issue for you all, as it is for the Republicans.
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There is no debate going on and the result will be one-sided and depressingly divisive.
Despite Kenya's usually divisive politics, the project has the backing of all political parties.
Teachers' unions have protested against the proposals, saying that they will be divisive and unfair.
Last year, the Patz case became a lightning rod in the divisive race for district attorney.
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