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    Voters Communicate Campaign Messages for 2012 Election Via Social Media

    Aug 16, 2012 10:48 PM EST

    ... Environmentalists, all kinds of young people. LAUREN ASHBURN: African-Americans. HOWARD KURTZ: African-Americans, every conceivable demographic group. LAUREN ASHBURN: So the citizen tweets -- you just asked the question about engagement, Jeff. What we're saying -- we're calling citizen tweets... HOWARD KURTZ: Ordinary folks. LAUREN ASHBURN: Right, ordinary Joes ...

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    When Will the Deficit Hit $10 Trillion? 2036? 2057? But So What?

    Aug 09, 2012 02:06 PM EST

    ... borrowing so that Americans in high tax brackets can keep more of what they earn and supposedly invest it, thereby creating jobs? Maybe we're just borrowing to keep the economy from tanking, as in 2008. Would any of those be bad reasons to increase the deficit? Just asking. As ...

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    Some Filipino Vets Still Awaiting Recognition

    Jul 31, 2012 11:48 PM EST

    Veteran Celestino Almeda. Photo courtesy of Eric Lachica. World War II ended almost 70 years ago but some Filipino veterans are still waiting for recognition of their services. "We are just asking for fair treatment," Celestino Almeda said. Almeda is one of approximately 4,000 applicants for compensation who were ...

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    Obama Campaign Raises $43.6 Million in April

    May 16, 2012 01:14 PM EST

    ... last night's primary, Oregon Rep. Pete DeFazio defeated the son of his general election opponent: bit.ly/JIdU0P — Kevin Robillard (@PoliticoKevin) May 16, 2012 Just asked Lugar if he'll support Mourdock on the campaign trail now. "I have no comment." — jennifer bendery (@jbendery) May 15, 2012 .@SpeakerBoehner excerpt ...

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    Taiwanese Vote with Their Pocketbooks for Incumbent President Ma

    Jan 16, 2012 07:30 PM EST

    ... looking for the status quo, said Nunns. The opposition argued that much of those gains were felt by the rich, said Nunns, but Ma was just asking for patience. "He was hoping that they would trickle down to the middle class and more jobs would be created....The voters saw ...

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    Sizing up the Granite State Electorate

    Jan 10, 2012 11:08 PM EST

    ... 11 percentage -- percent of the vote. I think that Rick Santorum might be in for a similar situation, similar surprise. GWEN IFILL: So, Andy, Judy just asked me how this felt different to me covering this election, this primary. And I'm wondering whether it feels different to you, whether ...

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    Groupon's IPO Skyrockets: 'As Near a Perfect Launch as a Company Could Hope for'

    Nov 04, 2011 09:38 PM EST

    ... perfect launch, a public launch, as a company could hope for, I think. JUDY WOODRUFF: But, as we mentioned, there are these questions about -- I just asked you about the business model. What is the sense in terms of whether consumers are really saving a lot of money, whether consumers ...

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    Are Americans Getting Angrier?

    Nov 02, 2011 03:14 PM EST

    ... the sun had already set, we had to light each person and thus re-set to shoot me asking, on camera, the questions I'd just asked off-camera. That's what appeared to occasion the heckling. "Very spontaneous!" yelled one passerby with whom I thought I'd just had ...

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    Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid, Candidates' Styles

    Oct 01, 2011 12:20 AM EST

    Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid

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    Cities Hit Hard by Slump, Adding to Cloudy Economic Picture

    Sep 27, 2011 10:03 PM EST

    As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Hoene of the National League of Cities.