21.   Heather Cirmo, spokeswoman for the Family Research Council, a Washington D.C.-based group opposed to abortion, vowed to make the FDA ruling an election issue.

22.   It was an instructive indication of how reluctant federal courts are to intervene in election issues.

23.   It has become a major election issue in Germany, with its stagnant economy, high unemployment and history of generosity to refugees.

24.   LaPierre said the Democratic Party miscalculated in attempting to make guns a presidential election issue last year, because most labor union households have firearms.

25.   More than a few dealt with election issues that are certain to be debated after the marathon presidential contest.

26.   Never before had they felt compelled to iron out election issues with neighbors.

27.   Only one U.S. election issue resonated in Mexico, and the reaction was fast and furious.

28.   Political observers accused Hynes, who is running for governor, of using the death penalty as an election issue.

29.   Pushed by several developing countries, Japan did at least raise the election issue in Prague.

30.   Republicans have threatened to make China an election issue, and the Republican National Committee chairman, Jim Nicholson, issued a harsh comment.