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While the Bush camp is pushing for votes here in Ohio, John Kerry has one special supporter in the Buckeye state that's making headlines. Nine-year old Essence Cheatham, of Columbus, Ohio, makes it no secret that she's a big Kerry supporter. So big, in fact, that she hosts a pro-Kerry group every Tuesday at her school. The students in the group research and discuss campaign platform issues and even do a little "Bush-bashing." Cheatham says she's proud that she's not only pro-Kerry, but is pro-active and stands on her beliefs. "That's why I actually kind of started this group, because...

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On Criticizing A 12-year-old Girl Dennis Prager No column I have written has elicited more hate mail than my last one on the 12-year-old girl who spoke at the Democratic National Convention and publicly ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney. I have written against same-sex marriage; on behalf of the president's international policies, capital punishment and Israel; argued for the superiority of the Judeo-Christian value system; and even defended divorce. Yet no column has elicited so much anger, use of expletives and foolish thinking. It is clear I hit a deep nerve among many liberals and Democrats. I wrote that this...