Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 50 partisan bickering 49 partisan rancor 45 Sectarian violence 44 partisan gridlock 44 partisan wrangling 43 partisan divide 43 Bickering 42 infighting 42 turf battles 41 Infighting 40 partisanship 40 fingerpointing 40 turf wars 40 bickering 40 sectarian violence 39 Democrats 39 congressional earmarks 39 sectarian bloodshed 38 squabbling 38 President Barack Obama 38 Illegal immigration 38 judicial nominations 37 gridlock 37 wrangling 37 finger pointing 37 Republicans 37 Partisanship 37 lawmakers 37 intraparty 36 illegal immigration 36 congressional 36 GOP 36 tensions 36 Easter recess 36 Senate 36 White House 36 sectarian tension 36 omnibus spending 36 obstructionism 35 bureaucratic delays 35 Wrangling 35 debate 35 Sectarian 35 stopgap spending 35 ethnic strife 35 Senate conferees 35 pork barrel 35 diplomatic spat 35 Disagreements 35 divisiveness 35 budget 35 budget shortfall 35 Disagreement 35 Congress 34 earmarks 34 Prime Minister Nouri al 34 wasteful spending 34 squabbles 34 troop withdrawal 34 Democratic 34 standoff 34 sectarian killings 34 partisan politics 34 insurgency 34 GOP moderates 34 acrimony 34 GOP filibuster 34 partisan 34 influence peddling scandal 34 lame duck session 34 bipartisanship 34 ideological differences 34 frictions 34 bipartisan 34 discord 34 troop withdrawals 33 filibusters 33 ANWR drilling 33 sectarian tensions 33 appropriators 33 squabble 33 budgetary 33 Republican 33 quarrels 33 stimulus 33 Earmarks 33 warfare 33 furor 33 Insurgent 33 budget deficits 33 Sunni insurgency 33 disagreements 33 Islamist insurgency 33 Nussle 33 internecine 33 heated debate 33 postelection session 33 farm subsidies 33 Taliban insurgency 33 Civilian deaths 33 Insurgent attacks