41.   But Lebed says he is different from the other officers who harbor political ambitions.

42.   But the betrayal did not preclude an intense, often warm, but also pragmatic partnership between them that served their shared values and political ambitions.

43.   But their political ambitions are basically the same, and they have learned their craft from grappling with the same policies and events that Democrats have.

44.   But the unscrupulousness with which Clinton has carried out his naked political ambitions has left many wounded and hurt, including a fair number of Asian Americans.

45.   But there have been tensions, because both have a healthy dose of political ambition and because DeLay has often been cut out of crucial leadership decisions.

46.   But the notion that the move had anything to do with his political ambition clearly unnerves him.

47.   By the time Giuliani left office, critics were accusing him of overzealousness, prosecuting cases to serve his political ambitions.

48.   By the time we see him imploding in the dark cave that the Nixon White House has become, it suggests a black hole of political ambition.

49.   Combined, those factors have put a ceiling on black political ambitions, even as the number of black elected officials has risen.

50.   Conde used the bank to heighten his public profile and bought stakes in news media that provided a platform for his suspected political ambitions.