The hard-line politicians, whose strategy for making a Serbian state he helped carry out as a soldier, turned out to be war profiteers, he said.

The deadline was seen as a nod to hard-line Protestant politicians in the Unionist movement, and was criticized by moderates.

In Israel, a couple hard-line politicians welcomed Gingrich's comments.

Traditional Western-educated liberals and hard-line Islamic-oriented politicians have criticized the limited slate of candidates.

In Israel, meanwhile, some hard-line politicians have said they will never accept the creation of a Palestinian state.

Even hard-line Protestant politicians expressed revulsion at the attack, which caused some 100 students and their parents to flee in panic.

Billy Hutchinson, a hard-line Unionist politician with ties to Protestant paramilitary groups, could hardly hide his disgust.

Before the Security Council vote, hard-line politicians and conservative newspapers in Iran had called for taking those strong actions.

Political obstruction by hard-line politicians has isolated the area from international development assistance and the economic mainstream.

The election was crucial to Western hopes of replacing hard-line nationalist politicians with moderate leaders.