OTHER politicians also exploit or benefit from Sept. 11, she believes.

"It's to see if the politicians can exploit it and make some money off the city."

All politicians exploit the arts as naturally as they kiss babies, and Mr. Clinton is no exception.

"In other countries the politicians exploit the divisive forces in society to get elected and in the process pull their countries apart," he said.

When time is perceived to be short, politicians can exploit the scarcity heuristic.

Italians were not surprised to find that their politicians were exploiting their exalted positions.

WHY don't politicians exploit an easy issue?

The first is the nation's ethnic diversity, which some politicians exploited.

I can imagine a world in which politicians would not intentionally exploit that psychological dynamic, but we do not live in that world.

There is always a risk that voters will recoil if they perceive a politician to be exploiting a family tragedy.