McCain also recently broke with the State Department and the White House and most U.S. allies when he supported a Kurdish vote for full independence from Iraq last year.
Mr. Bossi had been an ally, but also sometimes a thorn in the side, to Mr. Berlusconi since 1994, when he supported — and later brought down — Mr. Berlusconi's first government.
I knew Tom Foley well 20 years ago when he supported UK and Irish efforts to bring the troubles of Northern Ireland to an end.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has tremendous influence in Washington, D.C, and elsewhere, especially when he supports ideas that other politicians have made popular already, such as the tax cuts President George W. Bush pushed for in 2001, or the deficit reduction plan that then-President Bill Clinton proposed in 1993.
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And when he reflects on supporting his staff and helping them achieve their goals, it all goes back to Tena.
Mr. Torricelli further infuriated some Democrats when he sided with Republicans in support of President Bush's $1.3 trillion tax cut package, and when he voiced initial support for Mr. Ashcroft's nomination as attorney general.
We were fighting against him, and when he lost international support that's when we got rid of him.
Crawford stabilized the company's shaky finances and, when he stepped down in 1990, supported Volpe's ascension to general manager.
Through this all, Gatting had been batting with a calm assurance, and when he finally found some support in Dilley, England's fortunes began to change.
