1.   Some of the jokes gathered by Perevozhkin show succinctly how Russians distrust the power elite and their patronage politics.

2.   A New York-born lawyer, he has rejected the patronage politics of the past and cracked down on government corruption.

3.   A U.S.-born lawyer, he has rejected the patronage politics of the past and cracked down on government corruption.

4.   Critics say he wants to impose a dictatorship, though Chavez contends he is merely shaking up a political system corroded by official graft and patronage politics.

5.   Fernandez has tried to break from patronage politics and make the judicial system less corrupt.

6.   He contends that the current constitution is a product of old-style patronage politics and says a new one is needed to fight a corrupt political culture.

7.   It is as if not having this tool of patronage politics would make the Philippines go backward in this modern global village.

8.   The president has rejected the patronage politics of the past and cracked down on government corruption.

9.   Thaksin was quick to rule out patronage politics, however.