21.   Abortion supporters focused on constitutional rights and accused opponents of playing politics.

22.   Ah, yes, anyone can play partisan politics, but when does it reach absurdity?

23.   All insurance commissioners, of course, are accused of playing politics, but Ruthardt has reinforced that impression herself.

24.   Aipac is not a registered foreign lobby but an American organization that plays American politics without apology.

25.   Allard, whose office did not return calls Tuesday, has been quite critical of Hodges in recent days, accusing him of threatening national security and playing politics.

26.   Bush said Clinton was the one who was just playing politics.

27.   But aides to Dole insist that he is in no way playing politics on Bosnia.

28.   But an attorney for the five lawyers said Cornyn, a Republican who campaigned against high legal fees, was playing politics.

29.   But Bush spokesman Scott McClellan charged that it is Democrats who are playing politics by trying to use a different census method to gain a political advantage.

30.   But Clinton did reject the bill, and deftly accused Republicans of playing politics while flood victims in the Dakotas waited for help.