1.   And he has failed to develop a mature political persona since he parachuted with fanfare into the national arena last autumn.

2.   Back on the home front, bargaining is shifting rapidly from the national arena to local level.

3.   And they think that the Texas governor has vulnerabilities, like inexperience, that they can exploit in the ferocious national political arena.

4.   Arlen Specter has made two big splashes in the national arena over the years.

5.   A-Rod will leapfrog the Rangers into the national arena, if not into the World Series right away, and the attention will come immediately.

6.   Bush is trying to extend his broad support among Texas Hispanics to the national arena.

7.   But as these same themes moved from statewide campaigns to the national arena, it stirred up a higher level of controversy, Favat speculated.

8.   But within a matter of months, PrimeCo plans to step into the national arena, escalating a skirmish into a battle royal.

9.   But Vermont, its officials say, is leading the charge in the national political arena for local control over tower decisions.