Still, Mr. Carson played down the political crosscurrents in the deal.

Only now are its policy makers acknowledging how difficult the region's ethnic and political crosscurrents can be.

With the hostilities ended, there followed a surge in political crosscurrents and bickering in Iran.

The vote on Saturday brought together an extraordinary confluence of political crosscurrents.

Months later, exactly what happened here has been obscured by the political crosscurrents of the war.

But confronted with real legislation built on real compromises, the Senate sank beneath murderous political, geographic and ideological crosscurrents.

Turnout in November will be a product of political crosscurrents created by simultaneous gubernatorial, senatorial and Presidential races.

The aspirations of the Governor and the Vice President for 2000 were among many political crosscurrents at work in today's trip.

But Mr. Dole got caught in the political crosscurrents of the issue.

Mr. Bush will face the same political crosscurrents that his predecessor encountered.