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Governor Palin Proceeds Without a News Conference

Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Politics and Government | No Comments »

It is seventeen days from election day, November 4th. Is it possible that Governor Palin will stand for election with Senator John McCain without ever having has a full ... Read more..

A Question Governor Palin Avoided

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Politics and Government | No Comments »

In a segment with Katie Couric, Governor Sarah Palin was asked what publications she reads. This seems like a soft question and one which Governor Palin could use to ... Read more..

Polling Data for Abstract Variables

Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Politics and Government, Technology and Science | No Comments »

One galling approach that some people in the media have is to present polling data as indisputable facts. In many cases, the polling data are inferential statistics. The ... Read more..

Republican Critics of Governor Palin

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics and Government | No Comments »

Governor Sarah Palin has had a long term fondness for sports. She would appreciate that she has stepped into the Superbowl / World Series of politics. The media ... Read more..

Brazil Mourns Soccer Defeat

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

A sampling of the online news sites from Brazil finds that the Brazilian media are treating the Olympic loss, in women's soccer, as a national tragedy. Brazil lost to ... Read more..

The News That People Want

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Business, Opinion | No Comments »

The news services creep ever so close to tabloid journalism. As one of the most critical elections in decades approaches, the present focus is not on war, the economy ... Read more..

Cuil and an Unfortunate Start

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Business, Technology and Science | No Comments »

First impressions is a one chance thing. Cuil, with the help of some ex-Google people, launched and is the target of some scathing press: Read more..

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