In fact, politicians of both parties have been scrambling to expand, not reduce, Medicare benefits by adding prescription drug coverage.

Mr. Wofford won, and politicians everywhere scrambled to get on the "right" side of the health care issue, whatever that was.

As politicians scrambled to return its campaign contributions, advocates of limiting money in politics won enough support to force their issue to the House floor.

As the computer projections, based on interviews with 12,000 voters, were announced tonight, politicians scrambled to draw some solace from the confused results.

Police, prosecutors and politicians have scrambled in the last year to act on a problem many feel had effectively been decriminalized.

But not in Ontario, where politicians are scrambling to quell a public outcry over soaring power prices.

In recent weeks, many politicians have scrambled to erase any financial connections to Enron.

Even before the voters decide the fate of the proposal, politicians in Albany will be scrambling over how to divide the money.

In California, politicians are still scrambling for a fix that will either stabilize rates or put the blame on the insurance industry.

Suddenly, they realize we are a force, and the politicians are scrambling for our support.