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...burned alive three teenagers suspected of belonging to a street gang. Perez Molina has built support by promising to put more soldiers on the streets to fight crime, and to use the death penalty more frequently. He also supports temporarily suspending some constitutional rights in crime-ridden areas, a tactic used several times last year by incumbent President Oscar Berger...
...Focusing on his own message in the aftermath of his debate success, rather than immediately attacking Clinton, is a smart tactic, says Stephanie Cutter, another Democratic strategist and former adviser to the 2004 Kerry campaign, who isn't working for a campaign this election cycle. "If someone's going to make a move in this election, now's the time to do it," Cutter says. "Being aggressive is one thing. Going on a full-scale attack is another. Edwards tried to position himself as the outside Washington truth-teller. He's got to be careful how he goes after...
...demonstrated the hollowness of the representative ideal, the second embodied the kind of conception of democracy we urgently need. The contrast between campaign politics and grassroots organizing is particularly instructive in highlighting the follies of working within the system in order to change society. The conventional defense of this tactic rests upon its pragmatism: Based on the idea that positions of power enable the powerful to affect policy in substantive, lasting ways, the argument is that good people can rule in good ways. A willing and intelligent leader, we are told, can rescue us from all that currently ails...
These days, it seems that many Washington insiders are confused about the controversial interrogation tactic known as waterboarding. During his Senate confirmation hearings, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey was unwilling to take a stance on the procedure since he didn’t “know what’s involved in the technique.” Similarly, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani said that he wasn’t sure about the procedure in a town hall meeting last Wednesday, and accused the “liberal media” of drumming up opposition to the technique. We?...
...It’s something we’re all really happy with—holding off the best boat in the world for 99 percent of the race.”Harvard’s strongest and most experienced rowers typically comprise the championship four, a tactic of coach Harry Parker’s that differentiates the Crimson from the majority of collegiate rowing programs that focus their efforts on the championship eight entry. “It’s really an opportunity,” Kitovitz said. “Obviously, the college program relies on racing...