That set the stage for an unfamiliar political dogfight in a county accustomed to Republican sweeps.

The result of all this is a political dogfight.

"This is a political dogfight, and I'm caught in the middle between the forces of Tenore and Spano."

General Musharraf himself gave an inkling of the political dogfight to come at his announcement of the constitutional amendments.

He knows everything you and I have dis-cussed, and his position would put him above the normal political dogfights someone else might have to referee if they tried to temporarily take your place.

New York City's public schools are infamous for budget problems, building delays and the political dogfights that have created a revolving door at the schools chancellor's office.

Personally I suspect it was the usual sort of political dogfight, but I can't say.

Both could claim a substantial core of support in the new district, but a primary race there would be a political dogfight.

Were they swayed by many assertions by Democrats and Republicans alike that the eavesdropping episode was nothing more than an almost childish political dogfight?

Video diarists now populate every campaign trail, breaking rules and inventing new standards as they show us the flashes of personality that make up political dogfights but never make the news.