Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 46 refusing 41 steadfastly refused 39 intransigent 39 refused 39 lawmakers 38 refusal 38 backroom deals 38 delaying tactics 37 steadfast refusal 37 stubbornly refusing 37 refuses 36 vowing 36 insisting 36 unwillingness 36 unwilling 36 intransigence 36 reneging 36 recalcitrant 35 agreeing 35 stalling tactics 35 stalling 35 prevaricating 35 loath 35 dilly dallying 35 refuse 34 Democratically controlled 34 pussyfooting around 34 backbenchers 34 politicians 34 partisan sniping 34 impasse 34 filibustering 34 earmark moratorium 33 horsetrading 33 grandstanding 33 prevarication 33 Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. 33 signaled willingness 33 Refusing 33 rejecting 33 adjourning 33 leader Mahendra Chaudhry 33 procedural maneuvers 33 understandably reluctant 33 hardball tactics 33 Mr Hodgman 33 adamantly 33 obstructionism 33 adamantly refused 33 partisan bickering 33 status quo 33 posturing 33 staged walkout 33 pandering 32 flatly refused 32 fait accompli 32 pork barrel 32 acquiescing 32 deadlocked 32 fat cats 32 insistence 32 dickering 32 government 32 intractability 32 rancorous debate 32 wrangling 32 haggling 32 pork barreling 32 deferring 32 Democrats 32 sweetheart deals 32 Liberals 32 partisan posturing 32 obfuscation 32 insincerity 32 lone holdout 32 Pressure mounted 32 vowed 32 Eric Cantor R Va 32 procedural 32 bickering 32 ANWR drilling 32 acrimony 31 inaction 31 compromise 31 steadfastly refuses 31 contentious 31 arm twisting 31 stalemate 31 ultimatums 31 reluctant 31 unfairness 31 divisive 31 unfulfilled promises 31 mutual recriminations 31 waffling 31 finger pointing 31 rollback 31 rebuffing 31 JULIA Gillard 31 ignoring