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...enormous but unavoidable margin of error. Unlike in developed countries, such as the U.S., that have the infrastructure to compile more detailed population-wide medical records, disease surveillance in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a large central African country with few doctors, few roads, limited medical infrastructure and a recent history of bloody conflict, is a much more difficult undertaking. Officials have trouble counting births and deaths in some regions, let alone getting a sense of how many people may have suffered from a particular disease...
...interviews were conducted via telephone by Opinion Research Corp. Sept. 14-16, 2008. The Florida, Indiana and North Carolina surveys have an error margin of 3.5 percentage points, while Ohio's and Wisconsin's is 3 percentage points...
...strong showing by a virtually unknown challenger evidenced the voter frustration that many political analysts have said is a potent political force this election cycle. With half of the precincts reporting, Kerry was leading Edward O’Reilly, a lawyer and former firefighter, by a two-to-one margin. While Kerry carried virtually every city and town in the Commonwealth, O’Reilly ran strong in places such as his hometown of Gloucester, where Kerry won by only a few points. “There are unfinished fights that we must win, and I want to return...
...Juan Camero all contributed to Harvard’s tally, but none could help the Crimson recover after spotting CBU a 5-0 advantage in the first quarter. Even though Harvard pulled to within a goal at numerous points during the game, untimely turnovers and a 12-5 ejection margin against the Crimson doomed the squad to its first loss. “We need to tighten up, particularly on counter-attack defense,” Connolly said in reference to the team’s sloppy play. HARVARD 18, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 7 The Crimson looked at home...
...interviews were conducted via telephone by Opinion Research Corp. Sept. 7-9, 2008. The Michigan, Missouri and Virginia surveys have an error margin of 3 percentage points, while New Hampshire's is 3.5 percentage points...