Examples of gridlock in the following topics:
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- Republican President Bush faced opposition for many of his initiatives by the Democratic Congress, resulting in a gridlocked government.
- Bush faced opposition for many of his initiatives during his first two years of administration, leading to a "gridlocked government".
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- Political bickering and intractable Republican resistance—including a 70% increase in filibusters over the 1980s, a refusal to allow a vote on some legislation, and the glacial pace at which the Senate confirmed the President’s judicial nominations—created political gridlock in Washington, interfering with Obama’s ability to secure any important legislative victories.
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- Despite Republican resistance and political gridlock in Washington during his first term in office, President Obama oversaw the distribution of $7.77 trillion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to help shore up the nation’s banking system, and Congress authorized $80 billion to help the auto industries Chrysler and General Motors.
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- Political bickering and intractable Republican resistance—including a 70% increase in filibusters over the 1980s, a refusal to allow a vote on some legislation, and the glacial pace at which the Senate confirmed the President’s judicial nominations—created political gridlock in Washington, interfering with Obama’s ability to secure any important legislative victories.
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- The end of political gridlock in the Security Council helped the number of peacekeeping missions increased substantially.