1.   He has bucked Republican leaders by supporting the five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and the ban on certain kinds of semi-automatic assault weapons.

2.   He voted to allow women to become combat pilots and has bucked GOP leaders on environmental issues such as opposing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve.

3.   House Democrats on Wednesday launched a petition drive to buck Republican leaders and force a vote on campaign finance overhaul.

4.   In less than three years in the Senate, Hagel has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to buck party leaders.

5.   McCain has already shown a willingness to buck GOP leaders and even Bush on legislation to overhaul campaign finance laws.

6.   Rep. Connie Morella bucks party leaders and votes against reelecting Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House.

7.   Rep. Mark Foley, a Florida Republican who did not back down, said he disliked bucking his leaders.