"The minister of culture comes from a democratic background, and the minister of industry comes from the Muslim Brotherhood.
Michael E. Botos, a lawyer who worked with Judge Middlebrooks at the Steel firm, said the judge's Democratic background was bound to become an issue.
"I agree Reyshahri has killed a lot of people...He has no democratic background, but he is also not against democracy and freedom.
Page A10 National DALEY STRUGGLES TO PLEASE BOTH WALL STREET AND LEFT William M. Daley, the White House chief of staff, comes from a big business and Main Street Democratic background, but he has having trouble satisfying either group.
At the same time, Republicans close to the White House say they view Mr. Bloomberg's Democratic background with suspicion and have clashed with his aides over logistical and financial details of the convention.
Lawyers who know Judge Middlebrooks said that, despite his Democratic background, he has never shown any signs of being anything other than a thoughtful and unbiased judge who works long hours and gives all sides ample time to argue their case.
Over the past four years, Republican leaders have exposed themselves to the charge of conflict of interest by introducing a raft of restrictive voting rules across 22 states, placing hurdles in the way of would-be voters, particularly from Democratic-leaning backgrounds.
One of them is the coordinated effort by Republican leaders to institute restrictive voting rules, placing hurdles in the way of would-be voters, particularly from Democratic-leaning backgrounds.
Secondly, unlike Klain's Democratic partisan background, Frist is a Republican.
The social-democratic political background of Emilia-Romagna led to a more inclusive welfare system that has a strong focus on public planning and community work.
