And Bishop DiMarzio has wielded his power and influence with gusto, they say, outspoken in the fight against same-sex marriage, and active in wrangling votes against a bill to temporarily lift the statute of limitations on sexual abuse charges, including those against priests.
The final sprint comes after a year of wrangling in Congress, against a background of noisy public meetings and demonstrations.
After all, independents, distrustful of ideology and partisan wrangling, listen to the candidates, measure against what they want and choose, if they choose at all, the one whose views sound most credible.
The payments have been held up by wrangling in the United States, where several suits against German companies remained open until last month, when they were dismissed in United States District Court in Manhattan.
The wrangling over reparations also helped turn the German people against co-operation with the international system.
Just as implausible were Mr. Gore's dressed-down forays into public, meant to telegraph a "What, me worry?" demeanor against a backdrop of increasingly heated legal wrangling.
An appeals court denied Donald Sterling's petition late Friday to stay last month's probate court ruling against him, the latest round of legal wrangling over the proposed $2-billion sale of the Clippers to Steve Ballmer.
Three high-profile plans for two stadiums and a concert venue have failed to get past the planning phase against a backdrop of local protests and political wrangling.
A letter-writing campaign which the government had intended to launch against hardcore pirates is still caught up in legal wrangling.
It said that the government's legal action against Sheikh Ahmad may constitute an "escalation" of political wrangling over control of sport in Kuwait.
