31.   But several politicians said Thursday that it seemed unlikely that New York, with a strong tradition of partisan politics, would move in such a direction.

32.   But the agreement was also borne from a sense that voters here were tired of the partisan politics associated with Washington.

33.   But the basic underlying problem was purely partisan politics.

34.   But the investigation should be allowed to play out in an atmosphere as free of partisan politics as possible.

35.   But some experts applauded the idea of an outside commission to investigate apparent security failures, if only to lift the issue above partisan politics.

36.   But the issue transcends partisan politics, Bush said.

37.   But they also want a more moderate approach to governing, free of the extreme partisan politics that led to two federal shutdowns last year.

38.   But voters were obviously sick of personal attacks on Clinton, highly negative campaigning and radically partisan politics.

39.   By adding two extraneous issues to the bill, they allowed President Clinton to veto it and accuse Republicans of putting partisan politics before the needs of flood victims.

40.   But what it really looks like is partisan politics wrapped in the American flag.