1.   As a lawyer, he had a keen sense of the value of political connections.

2.   Schuster insists his political connections played no part in the choice.

3.   And both have important political connections.

4.   And Interior Department spokespeople denied that political connections had anything to do with its decision in Washington state.

5.   And Mitsubishi Trust issued a statement saying it had indeed hired him for his political connections, among other things.

6.   And it made no secret of its political connections in its home state of Texas, in Washington D.C., and in the world at large.

7.   Authorities said that they are unaware that he had any political connections.

8.   Babbitt said he hoped his political connections would open doors in the Middle East and then allow him to employ his long experience in water programs.

9.   Barreiro brought extensive political connections, a flamboyant past, and chutzpah to all his business ventures.

10.   Advantage has used its conservative political connections to drum up business nationwide.