21.   Even when the same party controls the White House and Congress, the lawmakers usually leave the difficult negotiations over the spending bills until the end of each session.

22.   Even when the White House and Congress were controlled by different political parties, a spirit of amity prevailed.

23.   Few people in Texas would argue that Democrats are powerless or obsolete, particularly since the party still controls the congressional delegation and the Texas House of Representatives.

24.   For networks now, he said, it becomes untenable if some other party controls the economic future of a program.

25.   FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL RUNOFF The stage has been set for another election contest that well could be crucial in deciding which party controls the House of Representatives next year.

26.   For the first time, Mexican opposition parties together control a majority of seats in the lower house of Congress.

27.   He was prominent in pushing for an early peace settlement, and he has his own television station, since his party controls Belgrade.

28.   If divided government gave way to a situation in which one party controlled both the White House and Congress, support for debt reduction might dissipate.

29.   If one party controls the White House and the other controls Congress, each feels an obligation to get something done, Pitney said.

30.   If the Democrats picked up four seats and won the White House, the party could control narrow votes in the Senate.