As a columnist in Haaretz, a leading Israeli newspaper, pointed out this week, the Israelis may be evenly divided over the peace process but they are not divided over Israel's overriding need to maintain its alliance with America.

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Also, if voters are not familiar with all candidates, and do not rank them all, the unassigned points must be divided up evenly between the unranked candidates.

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The Senate is divided evenly between Republicans and Democrats, and early indications are that budget writers there do not have enough votes to guarantee passage.

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