31.  The last five governors, and the murky political waters in which they swam, are analyzed and humanized in a colorful new Syracuse University Press book.

32.  The tour is aimed as much at testing the political waters as earning money.

33.  There was blood in the political water, and the race for the White House was picking up steam.

34.  Peruvians voted in municipal elections across the country Sunday, with eyes fixed on the mayoral race in Lima, where the popular mayor tested the political waters.

35.  After a tough and hard-fought electoral campaign, which occasionally turned nasty, Medgyessy said his priority would be to calm the political waters.

36.  But nowadays Weizman finds himself in murky political waters as he plunges deeper into the crisis over Mideast peace efforts, drawing criticism that he is overstepping his authority.

37.  Flying on a round-trip ticket with no return date, Simeon is going to Bulgaria to test the political waters.

38.  On Friday, the grand council begins the more arduous task of cobbling together the rest of the government, and the political waters are dangerous.

39.  On Friday, the grand council began the more arduous task of cobbling together the rest of the government, and the political waters are dangerous.

40.  The administration is eager to calm the political waters for billions in extra spending that Democrats dearly want.