11.   But Clinton positioned the White House squarely in the middle of a contentious debate that will wind up on Capitol Hill next year.

12.   But a more contentious debate faced the Senate on Tuesday night.

13.   But contentious debate persists on how to achieve reconciliation.

14.   But his blunt comments were hardly a sensible opening salvo in a highly contentious debate.

15.   But if that does not happen, he said, the breeding approach could provide a way out of the contentious debate.

16.   Clinton made similar pledges of extra money to re-train displaced workers during the contentious debate over Nafta.

17.   Cooley and Garcetti battled through a lengthy series of contentious debates that set the tone for the campaign.

18.   During two weeks of contentious debate, Democrats beat back a dozen efforts by Bush and conservative Republicans, choosing instead to strike deals with moderate Republicans.

19.   During a contentious debate Wednesday, state Rep. Tim Grendell, R-Chesterland, stated that dragging people through the streets would be an acceptable method of execution.

20.   Financing the ABC plan will be left to the Legislature, which is sure to face contentious debate over the proposals.