Members of his family were no strangers to political triumph or early death.

President Clinton hailed it as a political triumph and one of the most important pieces of legislation in years.

He has had problems in his own party, despite his obvious political triumphs.

But how can he convert this apparent victory in the streets to a political triumph within the party?

This is not a list of the year's top five liberal political triumphs.

The point is that this administration's political triumphs have never been based on its real-world achievements, which are few and far between.

Was Churchill's political triumph worth the suffering - his and others' - along the way?

In the domestic sphere, it was a political triumph.

If unsatisfying in substance, the speech seemed a political triumph.

He will certainly present the lifting of the embargo as a major political triumph.