61.   The president himself has sharpened his political rhetoric this week.

62.   The sales slump that makes the lottery ripe for political rhetoric began last summer and has persisted.

63.   The political rhetoric and outright demagoguery is already evident.

64.   The ruling comes after two weeks of heated political rhetoric, dueling lawsuits and tangled court proceedings.

65.   The truth is, however, that amidst the political rhetoric Republicans have forced Congress to work real hours and advance real reform ideas.

66.   The United States and Cuba, ongtime adversaries, have been ratcheting up the political rhetoric recently.

67.   There can be a world of difference, however, in terms of political rhetoric.

68.   There is no law that says political rhetoric must be grounded in financial reality.

69.   There is a human element, too, that gets lost in all the political rhetoric about toughness on crime.

70.   This has always been a country of rough political rhetoric.