Word: chalks
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Tallahassee: What Problems? 6:00 a.m. E.T. The sun has yet to rise over the Church of the Nazarene in Tallahassee as poll worker Curt Hall pulls out the chalk line. For the past four years, the retiree has been an election volunteer at the church, which serves as the polling place for Precincts 5213 and 5214. Hall marches off 100 feet and places a marker. When the polls open in less than an hour, the only people allowed within that radius will be those ready to cast a ballot. He points to a hedge on the other side...
...logjam are slim. The church serves as poll stop for only about 1,300 voters. "If all the Smith's come at one time we'll have a line," Hall says. "Otherwise. We'll be OK." Any problems anticipated? "Here?" Hall chuckles as he rolls up the chalk line to lock it away until next time. "None." - By Michael Peltier / Tallahassee...
...downward spiral." Afghans are disillusioned by the lack of security and the failures of their government; Westerners focus on the resurgence of the Taliban. But the two are inextricably linked. Until basic security and the deep flaws of the government are addressed, the Taliban will continue to chalk up successes. And that's something that neither Afghans nor Westerners can afford...
...Prince’s manners perplexed Felicity—no, mostly it was his Italian accent, which was so thick it was sometimes hard to understand exactly what he was saying.As the Prince discoursed on the contemporary arts, Felicity doodled on one of her tables with a piece of chalk. She hoped the elongated curves she was drawing might inspire the Prince to some course of action.Suddenly he was beside her, taking the piece of chalk from her willing hand. “Ah! I’ve scribbed all over the table!” she exclaimed with mock...
...well as his efforts to secure a climate of trust with Israel, can also be ranked as successes. Only hard-nosed diplomacy constitutes an alternative to war, and only an impartial go-between can be accepted by the two parties to conflict in the Middle East. Sarkozy can also chalk up a success in freeing the Bulgarian nurses in Libya...