This is not mere obstructionism - many Republicans disagree with his whole view of terrorism.
Think back to the healthcare debate when Republican obstructionism was sometimes described in such terms.
To this day, Iranian negotiators manage to dampen IAEA criticism despite Tehran's continued obstructionism.
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However, obstructionism looks as dangerous for the Democrats as over-reach is for the Republicans.
Mr. Obama did not, then blamed Republicans for their "obstructionism" in not yielding to him.
He offers grand bargains, then moves the goal posts, and blames his jilted adversaries for obstructionism.
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He did not anticipate the extremes the party would go to, or their blatant obstructionism.
"What one person would define as obstructionism, another person would define as principle, " he said.
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In facing down such obstructionism, Mr Singh needs to keep three things in mind.
Unfortunately for many Africans, China's record of resource exploitation and global obstructionism point to an uncertain future.
We know that preventing this president from enacting devastating policies is not obstructionism.
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The SOTU was carefully crafted to promote this theme of supposed Republican obstructionism.
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If the Democrats descend into obstructionism, the swing group could well switch back to Mr Bush's side for the next battle.
U.K allies such as Poland, Sweden and the Netherlands are wary of being identified with what is perceived to be British obstructionism.
We can blame the Republicans for obstructionism when we do not lower rates on the middle class back to where they were.
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As a developed nation the U.S. has lost sight of its immigrant origins and fallen into a state of protectionism and obstructionism.
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It ought to be about problem-solving and governance, not just how we can score political points on each other or engage in obstructionism.
On the Greek side, Demetris Christofias, a Communist, has certainly moved away from the hardline nationalist rhetoric and obstructionism of his predecessor, Tassos Papadopoulos.
Now it's time for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to override Mr. Dodd's petty obstructionism and allow a hearing and floor vote on his confirmation.
It controls the upper house, from where it practises brutish obstructionism.
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What is a problem is the state's obstructionism (see article).
"If the nominations are blocked by the Republican minority, Majority Leader Reid must be ready to confront that obstructionism to keep this agency functioning, " Cohen said.
Second, the Democrats' obstructionism is hardly unprecedented: they are rejecting Mr Bush's judges at roughly the same rate that the Republicans turned back Mr Clinton's choices.
To be fair to Ms Rice, the bar she had to jump over was, in some instances, impossibly high thanks to the obstructionism of her colleagues.
If President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld do not act quickly and decisively, however, such obstructionism may yet emerge from the Committee mark-up Sen.
And a suggestion that you put forward, that Republican obstructionism was less fervent a few months ago than it is now, is a novel reimagining of recent history.
This obstructionism was made necessary for the simple reason that, had the Reich nomination ever come to such a vote, it would have easily passed with bipartisan support.
The union federation is not known for militancy or obstructionism.
Ultimately, however, the Greens have benefited from their own obstructionism.
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