1.   An effort to press contempt charges against Freeh and Reno would spark a bitter partisan battle.

2.   Another partisan battle began brewing Saturday as Lott floated the idea of blocking floor debate on the motions to dismiss the case and to call witnesses.

3.   As a result, he said, this budget plan will set off another intense partisan battle over the role of government.

4.   Any hopes that Republicans and Democrats might yet work together on an economic stimulus package deflated Tuesday as Senate leaders promised a tough partisan battle in the coming week.

5.   Both events have sparked debate among historians as to the propriety of taking sides in a partisan battle.

6.   A behind-the-scenes skirmish erupted into a full-scale partisan battle in the Senate on Monday over the ability of Federal Express workers to organize.

7.   A congressional debate Wednesday over whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development can sue firearms manufacturers quickly turned into a partisan battle over gun violence in America.

8.   A few members of Congress have recently retired with parting shots at partisan battles between lawmakers, but Wilson said he does not share those views.

9.   But it certainly seemed to be a pitched partisan battle.

10.   But unlike much of the controversy over taxes, the marriage penalty debate is not just a partisan battle or a clash of economic philosophy.