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Tue 05 May 2007Stumped for words on the election campaign trailTeen Times:I sigh at the weary man at my doorstep. He has not answered my questions again; how very political."Water crisis," I say again, with an emphasis on crisis. He shuffles his feet nervously, like someone who needs to go to the bathroom. The canvasser decides to state the figures on his card.