1.   Nevertheless, the political fireworks are real.

2.   Political fireworks are likely to be the preserve of the crowded Republican nomination contest, where there is no virtual incumbent, like Gore, to unbalance the field.

3.   Political fireworks, such as dismissing the government, may deflect the attention from this harsh reality, but it also wastes invaluable time.

4.   Regardless the Thompson hearings are certain to produce plenty of post-Independence Day political fireworks.

5.   Some health care experts worried that the political fireworks would obscure what they saw as the overwhelming merits of the plan.

6.   The Medicare proposal is sure to provide political fireworks in this election year, with both parties using earlier fights as models.

7.   The political fireworks exploded as Israel continued to back away from Palestinian militant strongholds in the Gaza Strip.

8.   The term limits decision set off some political fireworks in Washington.

9.   The Senate is moving to wrap up an energy bill, but without two proposals that sparked the greatest political fireworks and may have had the most impact.