21.   In March, in another prominent effort to seize the political initiative, he sent Congress a broad package of reforms to enhance the political powers of Indian communities.

22.   On Saturday night, Barak wrested the political initiative from a Parliament prepared to vote soon to dissolve and head toward new general elections in late spring.

23.   Only a serious political initiative by Israel has any hope of ending the climate of Palestinian despair that nurtures terrorism.

24.   Political initiatives to protect children from violent or sexually explicit movies mirror the halfway measures that would deny them access to lethal weapons.

25.   Political initiative and imagination are simply vital.

26.   She wrote his speeches, helped develop his strategic positions and political initiatives and orchestrated his legendary informational hearings.

27.   The Enterprise is as much a political initiative as it is a transportation improvement.

28.   The inability to agree on budgets for the full year blemished a week when the Republicans sought to seize the political initiative.

29.   The limits of a feasible settlement will not change, no matter which side in Northern Ireland gains the political initiative in the short term.

30.   The officials lead demonstrations, but they also serve as a conduit for political initiatives to put an end to the crisis.