Would Republicans stand and applaud when Mr. Clinton entered?

Yet at the same time, Democrats and Republicans alike are applauding his acknowledgement of near-bankruptcy and its excruciating consequences.

Republicans crowded the chamber and applauded.

Even a few Republicans in the audience applaud.

While his proposal is preliminary, some Republicans applauded it.

It's good work, the kind the Republicans and Democrats alike can applaud - helping people help themselves at the grass-roots level.

Unwilling to be branded as anti-education, Republicans politely applauded the President and sent out news releases seeking to showcase their own education proposals.

Republicans, who had grown increasingly restive as the White House found itself under attack, generally applauded the moves.

Republicans grudgingly applauded the brilliance of the President's ploy and took credit for forcing him to "eliminate" the deficit.

Republicans and Democrats alike applauded both the man and the message.