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...TIME: Tell me about some of the big-picture technology trends that you find exciting right...
Obama’s rise has surprised many Washington insiders, but days before announcing that he would run for president, he had already called Law School professors to tell them that he had his sights set on the White House...
Meanwhile, back on Facebook, Steve Fox of San Francisco updated his status to tell friends that he let his 11-year-old son mark the ballot in the voting booth. "I think it left him feeling a lot more invested in the political process," Fox said. "He told me after we were done that he wished he were 18 so he could vote on his own." All day, the social-networking site's news feed twittered with users either complaining about the long lines or marveling at how quickly they got in and out. Many encouraged friends to vote, reminding...
...first round of data from exit polls is out, and there are some demographic trends that may (or may not!) tell us something about what to expect tonight. But remember: Exit polls are compiled from interviews with voters as they leave polling places. They are notoriously unreliable...
...surveyors are diverse - in previous elections, surveyors tended to be young, and presumably attracted younger participants (who are more likely to be Democratic). The questionnaires are filled out anonymously and deposited into boxes, which pollsters say helps decrease the Bradley effect, in which voters don't to tell pre-election pollsters that they're planning to vote for white candidates over black candidates. About half of all those asked to fill out exit poll questionnaires decline...