21.   If culture is skewed toward private preoccupations, art becomes weighed down with pornography or confession, and politics becomes gossip.

22.   If skewed toward public demands, art leans toward bombast or jingoism, and politics becomes ideology.

23.   In fact, politics became the agent of change for many an aspiring Irish American.

24.   In Puerto Asis, local politics became even more complex with the arrival of the paramilitaries, who are trying to dislodge the rebels.

25.   It was a year when extremist politics became wrenchingly personal and the results colored every aspect of the industry.

26.   It is nevertheless troubling that politics has become an obvious factor in the process.

27.   Look a little closer, however, and the politics becomes more interesting.

28.   Miami city politics have become more divisive than ever.

29.   Mrs. Cornett agrees, but she sees such negative motivation as one of the reasons that politics here has become so downright nasty.

30.   Often, the politics of welfare became less ideological this year, as legislators confronted the practical challenges of building work programs.