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...First, to test the hypothesis, I checked the Democrat segments to see what kind of political sites they visit and the top sites included: Barackobama.com, smikrkingchimp.com and crooksandliars.com. Check. The same exercise on the other side of the aisle surfaced sites such as townhall.com and JohnMcCain.com. Satisfied that the system works, I probed deeper to see if I could tell different political affiliations based on what users do online - where they shop, how they play and their brand preferences. Some of the answers were intuitive, some counter...
...kind of guy you wanted on your side of the table. Savvy, funny, easygoing and biting toward adversaries, Douglas Fraser, president of the United Auto Workers from 1977 to 1983, took on issues ranging from rising health costs to encroaching competition from Japanese carmakers and managed to win the respect of workers and Big Three executives alike. The UAW's deep concessions during the economically challenging years of his tenure angered many. But the Scottish-born labor leader, who got his start as a local leader in the '40s, won more than he lost, including landmark comprehensive health care...
...Istanbul prosecutor has begun an investigation into her remarks on the grounds that they could put people off military service, compulsory for men over the age of 18. Many of those killed in Iraq have been conscripts. (This is not the first time Ersoy has been on the wrong side of the military: she was banned from performing for several years following a military coup...
...will not disclose information about the owners of bank accounts," says government spokeswoman Gerlinde Manz-Christ. "The rogues are the ones who are evading their taxes, and that's not the people here in Liechtenstein," says Wendelin Schrädler, a rosy-cheeked butcher, as he hacks off a side of ham for a customer...
Kibaki's negotiating team had repeatedly been accused by the opposition of deliberately delaying the talks in order to hold on to power. But the President today pledged to push the coalition deal into law. Odinga echoed his sentiments, saying, "On our side, we are determined to ensure that this agreement succeeds. We have begun a journey and this journey we will walk together." For the first time since December 27's elections, he referred to Kibaki as "the President...