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Russian billionaire to challenge Putin
Dec 13, 2011
Vladimir Putin has a new opponent for the March presidential elections, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets.
Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
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Julia Simon
Nov 28, 2011
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
Betting the odds on the Republican presidential nomination
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 10, 2011
This final note today about the GOP debate and what markets can tell us about ourselves.
Obama's data management could keep him in the White House
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Marc Sanchez
Oct 11, 2011
CNN ran a story by Micah Sifry, co-founder of the Personal Democracy Forum, about the Obama campaign's data crunching strategy. Sifry says Obama's...
Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 13, 2011
This final note today. Elizabeth Warren's sick and tired and she's not going to take it anymore. So she's going to run for the Senate. She's hopi...
Google and Fox News team up for a GOP debate later this month.
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John Moe
Sep 2, 2011
It will be streamed live to YouTube. Interactive features might include online voting for which questions should be asked. This isn't an especially...
Follow the Money: The Influence Tracker
Oct 27, 2010
Wired Magazine teamed up with MAPLight, a nonpartisan research organization, to make the Influence Tracker. Using publicly available information...
For public good, not for profit.
Federal Elections Commission cuts Google a break
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John Moe
Oct 11, 2010
In August, Google asked the Commission if they need to include disclaimers in short campaign ads the site features that are at their maximum, 95...