The Hindos primarily blame politics, not culture, for Iraq's economic backwardness, and so do many experts.

He blamed local politics for the location, saying city leaders are most concerned with revitalizing a downtrodden stretch of downtown.

One stumbling block has been the choice of a site, and arts officials have partly blamed politics for the failure.

Walsh has blamed politics for the current consensus on global warming.

Uttering one of the few true curses of pure research, the American scientists blamed politics.

Rostad blames politics in part for the delay.

City and state officials blame history and politics for the inequities.

But he blames politics for what he sees as a Congressional failure to take good action on science issues.

Most agency observers blame politics for the delay.

Some blame small-town politics; Ms. West's father is a prominent businessman here.