Whatever benefits these diplomatic meetings bring to bilateral relations, they are unlikely to break much ground on the seemingly intractable issue of human rights.

We Hamiltonians would break the current campaign silence on the issue by raising the retirement age and tackling medical inflation to make Medicare affordable.

Thirteen House Republicans are expected to announce Wednesday that they have broken ranks on the issue, too.

But today 14 Republicans, more than ever before, broke with their leaders on the issue.

Even so, the groups hailed the passage of any campaign finance law by Congress as breaking years of partisan deadlock on the issue.

He was willing to break with a government policy of inaction on the issue.

Now, many Democrats say, voters will hold both parties responsible if Congress adjourns without breaking its four-year deadlock on the issue.

Brady is unsure as to when he decided to break his silence on the issue of gun control.

If you ask me, she should have broken with the Cabinet on the issue and at least spoken out in public.

Even before the Communists gave up most political power last year, the Polish Government publicly broke with Moscow on the issue.