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• n  politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

• realpolitik

News & Articles

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• Government shutdown: Is it making red and blue states more purple?
  Red and blue may dominate Washington politics as the federal government shutdown grinds on, but across the country, where local politicians are facing reelection in the next few years, the color of practical politics is turning downright purple.
  Oct. 11, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News