1.   American politics famously has a paranoid style.

2.   American politics has a remarkable cast to it.

3.   And you thought politics had to be dull.

4.   Asked if the White House was trying to blunt the criticism, a official said domestic politics had nothing to do with the choice of delegates.

5.   A new Lawrence is being born, and somehow its politics have to catch up.

6.   Administration and EEOC officials said politics had nothing to do with the new EEOC policy.

7.   Administration officials said politics had nothing to do with the decision.

8.   Aides to both Mrs. Clinton and Giuliani insisted that politics had nothing to do with their participation, and pointed out that both are frequently in public schools.

9.   But a State Department official who has studied terrorism said politics has nothing to do with which groups make the list.

10.   But domestic politics have a way of seeping into even the best-built foreign policies.