And they are always first off the mark with charges of same against the other side.
She contends that restaurants and bars in particular have just rounded up from the mark to charge "nice round prices".
Elections in these states have been marked by charges of hypocrisy, sexual peccadilloes and candidates who face felony charges and express out-of-the-mainstream views.
So, too, were Primo Nebiolo, who was the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations for almost two decades, and Juan Antonio Samaranch, whose tenure as head of the International Olympic Committee was marked by charges of bid-rigging, bribery, and influence-peddling.
The campaign has been marked by charges of distortion and dishonesty, but the most attention-getting accusations have had little to do with weighty issues like the federal deficit.
Mr. Estrada's two and a half years in power were marked by charges that the former movie actor took bribes from illegal gambling syndicates, siphoned off government money and protected friends from prosecution.
His decision appears to mark a charge of heart by the former banker who, as business minister, said quotas do not "instinctively feel quite right", though he did not rule out legislative change.
The collapse of the candidacy of Caio Koch-Weser, Germany's deputy finance minister, after it was rejected by the United States has left a bitter residue marked by charges and countercharges as to who misled whom and who really made the mess.
A leading opposition figure was detained here today at the end of a two-day referendum on a new constitution that was marked by charges of sporadic intimidation and voting irregularities.
They wanted to talk about Iraq and America's role in the world, offering comments, opinions and questions marked by charges that the United States was "two-faced" and "unfair".
