21.  Randy Lynne Nelson and Dean Carl Pleasant were described by a next-door neighbor as gun enthusiasts who resent political efforts to restrict their right to bear arms.

22.  Retirement will permit Meneilly more time for work in the Mainstream Coalition, an organization opposed to the political efforts of religious conservatives.

23.  She believes Sargeant dodged state law, prompting the political efforts to block his order.

24.  She said that her political efforts outside New Jersey were motivated more by her longstanding commitment to strengthening the national Republican Party than by any national ambitions.

25.  Several activists for gay and lesbian groups said that their organizations plan to step up political efforts over the next seven weeks to influence voting in November.

26.  Still, just how effective any online political effort can be is difficult to gauge.

27.  Sullivan, a former General Motors Corp. executive, lashed out at political efforts in Arizona and Washington to cut affirmative-action programs.

28.  The AFL-CIO, making its most intense political effort in decades, pushed ahead with vast canvassing efforts in the field all weekend across the nation.

29.  The Austin-based group works to counter the political efforts of social conservatives.

30.  The ceremony, capping a bipartisan political effort and a dogged lobbying campaign on behalf of the long-forgotten veterans, took place in the majestic Capitol Rotunda.