The last several years have been filled with partisan battles over welfare, health, taxes and budgets.

In doing so, he has ignited what is shaping up to be the most intensive partisan battle of the year.

Nor have they been viewed as very likely defectors in the most partisan political battle of the decade.

The soldiers say, and residents confirm, that there has not been a single partisan battle in the area since they took up patrols.

But another partisan battle is already brewing, this time over German abortion law.

Senate Democrats raised the stakes in a partisan battle over the shape of the nation's courts.

He cited a long list of Republican supporters to prove that "it is not a partisan battle, never has been."

We were not sent here to do personal or partisan battle with each other.

The issue of restricting their funds has become a consuming partisan battle.

As a result, he said, this budget plan will set off another intense partisan battle over the role of government.