"The Kennedy name is synonymous with the Democratic Party,". "And at times,Ted was the target of partisan campaign attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

As the president continued his cross-country appeals on health care reform, partisan disagreements continued to echo on Capitol Hill.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

Just last week, Mr.Obama praised the bi-partisan efforts of two Senators who put forward an outlined framework for immigration reform legislation.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

He called on both Democrats and Republicans to overcome their bitter partisan divisions and work together to pass legislation to solve problems.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu told VOA she did not think it was a partisan political speech at all.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"We need a voice and we need somebody to speak for us and rise above partisan politics, just go to the people."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

The groups urged the winner to be magnanimous as he will face immense challenges as the new president "that should transcend partisan politics."

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

"It's time to press the reset button,". "Health care reform doesn't have to be a partisan battle.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

"The high-pitched partisan debate over whether to invest in missile defense is no longer with us."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Republican Senator Jon Kyl described the speech as too partisan, saying it sounded like a campaign speech instead of a State of the Union speech.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

Douglas Murray from London's Centre for Social Cohesion, a non partisan research institute.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

We've seen two bi-partisan commissions come out just this January saying al-Qaida has been trying to get nuclear weapons since the 1900s and they are actively continuing to do so."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Analysts say part of the problem of electoral credibility stems from the widespread belief that the Afghan Independent Election Commission is not truly independent and that it is partisan for Mr.Karzai.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

They recorded irregularities, including partisan electoral officials, the presence of security forces inside polling stations and the denial of voters who registered after June 6 most of whom support the opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.07.19

In a rare meeting with Republican Party lawmakers Friday, President Barack Obama decried the partisan politics of the past and urged both parties to work together on creating more jobs for Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

"There are some in Washington today who seem determined to play the same old partisan politics, working to score political points, even if it means burdening this country with an unsustainable status quo,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

"This is not a partisan issue. It is a national issue that demands at least the involvement of Republicans and when you see a divided Congress, there are people that wonder and worry,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

Three groups mentioned in media reports are the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a small nonpartisan group tracking human rights abuses in Iran, the non-partisan Freedom House, and the International Republican Institute (IRI).

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Playing in front of 72,546 wildly cheering partisan fans just 145-kilometers from their campus in East Lansing (Michigan), Michigan State jumped out to an early 9-2 lead and finished the first half with a 38-36 advantage.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

The White House and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office,or CBO, project a federal deficit of about $1.6 trillion for the current fiscal year a record-high, although slightly less than had been projected a few months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

U.S.Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher expressed confidence that despite deep partisan divisions in Congress, the Senate would pass the successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, although she gave no timeframe.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

in the last year we've had the decision the BBC wouldn't broadcast the conference against climate change because they thought it was too partisan, wouldn't have an appeal for the fund for the victims in Gaza, but is quite prepared to give Nick Griffin prime time TV,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23