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Archive for November, 2012
November 8th, 2012 - 9:40 pm § in Misc.
An Open Letter to President Obama
By Larry Neilson [N.B. This began as one of those digital congratulations cards but soon grew beyond the humble one-paragraph intention. Here I share my thoughts on Tuesday’s election with you.] Congratulations, President Obama! Well done indeed. The whole election is the completest thing. I[...]
November 8th, 2012 - 9:14 am § in Misc.
Breaking News
Boeing announced a major restructuring of its defense division on Wednesday that will cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels, close facilities in California and consolidate several business units to cut costs. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday slammed domestic criticism to th[...]
November 7th, 2012 - 2:08 pm § in Misc.
Americans for Peace Now … respond to the victory
In a congratulatory letter to President Obama, APN urged him to use this “historic opportunity to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace” and pledged to “work indefatigably to mobilize American friends of Israel in support of your efforts.” Read The Letter >[...]
Celebrating the Pollsters: Bayes Won .. The era of Fisher and Pearson is over!
Obama win vindicates Nate Silver Despite some incredulous political pundits, the FiveThirtyEight statistician appears to have correctly predicted the winner in all 50 states. Not so obvious to most of you will be that Silver is using a “new” kind of math .. Bayesian Statistics. [...]
November 7th, 2012 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
Lections Have (Some Good) Consequences
Beijing – China’s official media said on Thursday that ties with the United States were uneven in President Barack Obama’s first term and mutual trust was “whittled down”, but his re-election offered an opportunity to put the relationship back on track.[...]
November 7th, 2012 - 10:40 am § in Misc.
Local Results
Inslee Will Be the Next Governor Jay Inslee 51.3% Rob McKenna 48.7% DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. HouseDems hold state’s most competitive district I am thrilled. Charter-school initiative has slim lead Initiative 1240, the charter-school initiative, is likely to lose. The charte[...]
November 7th, 2012 - 10:04 am § in Misc.
Why Mitt Lost
“If I hear anybody say it was because Romney wasn’t conservative enough I’m going to go nuts,” said Graham. “We’re not losing 95 percent of African-Americans and two-thirds of Hispanics and voters under 30 because we’re not being hard-ass enough.” Click the image of Lindsey Graham to[...]
Hillary Will Be A Private Citizen, Who replaces Kerry?
The State Department has said the election results would not change Secretary of State Hillary Clinton”s plans to step down. “You”ve heard her say many times that she intends to see through a transition of a successor, and then, she will go back to private life and enjoy some ̵[...]