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Like most hard-charging businessmen, I couldn't wait to use that battery power to watch DVDs on planes. But when I loaded a movie, I got an error message. Turns out the version of Microsoft Vista I have requires a $25 upgrade to watch DVDs! Later I found out that HP includes a patch for the laptop, but that made me think of all the things I disliked about Windows. Guess I'm probably still...
...interviews were conducted via telephone by Opinion Research Corp. Sept. 28-30, 2008. The Florida, Minnesota and Missouri polls have an error margin of 3.5 percentage points among likely voters. The Nevada and Virginia surveys have an error margin of 4 points...
This basic error, born of folly, ignorance and greed, is the biggest cause of the mess we are now in. It was compounded by other factors. A system of remunerating bankers with fat bonuses based on the volume of business done, irrespective of the quality and future profitability of that business, did not help. A variation of Gresham's Law was also at play, with imprudent lending driving out prudent lending. This tends to occur as responsible institutions see their market share fall while those of irresponsible institutions rise, and decide to emulate the reckless practices they previously eschewed...
...poll, which surveyed 1,133 likely voters nationwide between Sept. 26-29, has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points...
...know is that with each passing day, Palin's road gets harder, the expectations higher, the margin for error smaller. For voters who were encouraged to see a woman on the ticket for the first time in nearly a quarter century, it's discouraging that Election Day fast approaches and we still know so little about Palin's reflexes and principles and priorities. Hurling a newcomer onto the national stage with two months to go and then hiding her behind photo ops and teleprompters is a disservice to her, and to women, and to voters who want to know what...