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Pay this no attention.
(Everyone knows that bacon makes people happy and happy people live longer.)
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The Graph Don't Lie
This isn't far from the truth. What's up with that, anyway?
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Recovery.Gov Takes a Shot at Transparency
Bringing the pledge of transparency to Internet life, the White House has officially launched Recovery.gov — a website that lets you track the stimulus money.
The President says, "instead of politicians doling out money behind closed doors, the important decisions about where taxpayer dollars are invested will be yours to scrutinize." To help you scrutinize, the site has features like an interactive map showing you how many jobs will be created in each state, graphs breaking down stimulus funds, a timeline for crucial upcoming milestones, and a place for you to share what's working, and not working for you.
Down in the Dow: Does the Stock Market Hate Obama?
The Dow Jones dropped below 7,000 yesterday, raising the how-low-can-it-go question once again. But the stock market over the last six weeks poses another question: What does the market think of President Obama?
Not much, apparently.
How to Pick Which Election Coverage to Tune Into on Tuesday
With less than a week left until election night it's time to start making plans — not what election parties or events you're attending, this is a much, much more important decision— who you're spending the evening with, teevees-wise. The media has been as important this campaign as the candidates — and since McCain is saying they've all been fooled as to the real state of the race, I can't wait to see the results. I know who I'm watching, I've been so CNN-loyal the whole campaign, the thought of abandoning my Wolf wouldn't happen by a hair of his chinny-chin-chin.
Debate Rebate: Our Reactions to the First Presidential Debate
Did you watch? Were you with us all commenting? If not, don't worry, here's the whole transcript of every word of the first presidential debate.
Breaking Down the Real Tax Savings Promised by Candidates
WIth the only things certain being death and the T-word — and Liberty's incredible breakdown of the candidate's tax plans as inspiration — I wanted to see exactly how the two candidates' tax-onomies translated, graph-style.
Three out of four voters now see taxes and the budget deficit as "extremely" or "very" important issues this campaign — right behind health care and the war in Iraq — and since both of those projects require big infusions of taxpayer dollars, knowing exactly how much you will or won't be paying says a lot about the tale of two wallets — yours, and the governments.
To see the real numbers in dollars saved, read more
They Said What? Frequency of Words Used by the Parties
Now that it's all done but sweeping up the balloons, the New York Times, ever the data-doyenne, has a different way of looking at who said what these conventions. Bubbles of varying sizes show the amount of times per 25,000 words uttered, that certain phrases were used.
Interestingly, the "opponent's name" count varies pretty wildly — the Democrats used McCain's name 78 times to the Republican's use of Obama a mere 25 times.
Front Page: Pakistan Moves to Impeach, Jobless Claims Hit 6-Year High, Death Toll in Afghanistan Passes Milestone
- Pakistan Moves to Impeach: The ruling coalition in Pakistan agreed today to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf. It's a development expected to heighten political instability in the country. A senior official, and member of the party of the late Benazir Bhutto said, "yes, we have agreed in principle to impeach him," and that the parliament's lower house, is expected to be called next week to begin proceedings Musharraf.
- Jobless Claims Hit 6-Year High: The government has announced that the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has reached its highest point in more than six years.
Top Search Words on Obama/McCain Sites, Used in Congress
I can't decide which of these tote 'em ups is cooler. The New York Times has a graphic analysis of the top 200 search terms used on both of the candidates' websites — and with abortion topping Barack Obama's and health care heading McCain's it makes me think perhaps web-searchers are using the sites to get info on the opponent? The lists seem a weirdly counter to what one might expect from ardent supporters, but maybe I'm nuts?
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