She's learned how to deal with backroom politics and understands she must follow her passion.

During a turbulent series of votes for and against several candidates, borough presidents played high-stakes backroom politics.

Because of backroom politics, the provision, known as 245(i), was not extended, although 99 senators and 268 representatives voted for its permanent implementation.

Many are skilled at no-holds-barred backroom politics.

They revived it about two years ago, but it took quite a bit of backroom politics to push through a bond issue to finance it.

Despite making a good living in America, Pesek eventually grew tired of backroom politics and opted to go overseas for a while in 1929.

Of course, Ms. Quinn could not avoid the backroom politics if she wanted to be speaker.

Unskilled in backroom politics, he fell faster than expected into a historically familiar role - the mid-term, lame-duck Brazilian president.

In this Europe, there is too much backroom politics and too little public-political debate.

"The days of the backroom politics, the smoke-filled room deals, are limited," Mr. Hynes said.