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...just during playtime that the children of Kfar Darom face harm. With the Palestinian tactic of attacking settlers in full swing, danger is always present. Last Tuesday a bomb ripped into an armored school bus, killing two teachers. Since the shooting began, Irit Zweig's three children crawl into her bed for comfort every night. "I'm afraid for them," says Zweig. "We are all in real danger, but we can't leave. This place belongs to Israel...
Feigned familiarity is another favorite tactic. When confronted with a hypothetical potential patron with a questionable New Jersey ID, Jimmy said, he might say, "'Oh really, you know, I'm from New Jersey too! Where did you go to high school?' Or we'll ask their friends, 'What's your friend's name...
...Republicans are up in arms over this tactic, arguing there is no logical connection between a slight ballot depression and voter intent. What if, they demand, a voter who is pondering his or her choice between Al Gore and George W. Bush rests the stylus on the Democrats' chad for a moment and then decides to forgo the vote altogether? Should that hesitation really be counted as a vote...
...CANDIDATE] Brent Christensen (D) [FOR] Sixth Congressional District (Ill.) [TACTIC] Plans to jog through every precinct in his district, with a 47-miler a few days before the election [SOUND BITE] "I will focus my energies on pragmatic proposals that benefit our communities...
...CANDIDATE] Gregory Kazarian (R) [FOR] Illinois State Senate [TACTIC] Gave away 1,000 tickets to a Supremes concert [SOUND BITE] "I do have this feeling it's our obligation to be involved...