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.
He stood for a confrontational, hard-edged, many people said divisive, even hateful, brand of politics.
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.
Mr. LEON PANETTA (Iraq Study Group): There's no question that this has been a divisive issue.
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.
After initially bringing the country together, the crash is now bitterly divisive, the BBC's correspondent says.
But as an example of strong leadership during divisive times, the speech deserves high marks.
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This is why the greatness talk is not only divisive and obfuscatory but also sometimes dangerous.
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 the politically divisive impact of their foreign policies could leave a lasting aftertaste.
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