Mr. Norquist is unbending in his conviction that the only option for raising revenues and staying true to the pledge is through pro-growth reform.

WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Grover Norquist: Washington Enemy No. 1

Mr. Sharansky, the former Soviet dissident, created a new political party, which won a large bloc of Knesset seats by arguing that only through free-market reform can Israel improve the situation of new immigrants and attract large numbers of additional immigrants.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: About as Radical as The Reaganites

The referendum was held only because, under pressure from the League, Mr Berlusconi rammed the reform through parliament by a simple majority, rather than strike a deal with the opposition to secure a two-thirds majority in each parliamentary chamber.

ECONOMIST: Italy's referendum

For all of these reasons, Republicans should hold fast to their position that additional, new revenues can and should be obtained only through the economic growth, and closed loopholes, resulting from tax reform, with pro-growth tax rate reductions rather than counterproductive rate increases.

FORBES: For The Republicans There's An Opportunity At The Fiscal Cliff

The only way we're going to solve that is through comprehensive immigration reform.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Employment and Welfare Reform Minister Stephen Timms MP denies that the one million target will only be reached through a rise in unemployment - that many will simply be shifted off the sick and onto other benefits.

BBC: Jobs needed for 'sick' Britain

Mr Koizumi, the prime minister, desperately wants to push this reform through the upper house this summer, after winning in the lower house by only five votes earlier this month.

ECONOMIST: The hidden beauty in a heated battle