Category: Elections

The most important political news this week « The Berkeley Blog

If the trend is good — if the rate of unemployment drops and the number of payroll jobs is as good if not better than it was in July —… read more »

Quebec and 1976 All Over Again?

Growing up in Quebec in 1960′s and 70′s I feel I got to experience a unique piece of Canadian (and very much Quebec) history, and today, will we see a… read more »

Well, that’s debatable | Harvard Gazette

Four Harvard experts — on voice, movement, public speaking, and trial law — critique the last presidential debate and offer the candidates their tips for the next matchup. read more »

Why Obama lost the first debate « The Berkeley Blog

You don’t win a presidential debate by being a policy wonk. Obama violated all the basics of presidential debating. The best defense is a good offense. You have to set… read more »

Ann Romney appeals to women in RNC speech – USATODAY.com

Ann Romney was straightforward in appealing to women to look again. "You can trust Mitt," she said. GO MITT!!! read more »

New Tape Emerges of Rev. Jeremiah Wright Unhinged

New Orleans-based talk radio personality James Parker of the John Osterlind Show, the James Show and Living at Life - all of Rush Radio WRNO - has uncovered a new… read more »

Why Romney’s choice of Ryan won’t help America debate the big issues « The Berkeley Blog

I keep hearing that Mitt Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan “enables the country to have the debate it needs to have,” or “permits us to have a grownup discussion,” or… read more »

Computational Intelligence and Modern Heuristics

Most of Large Technical Systems Could Be Seen as a Kind of Network, for Example: Information, Transport or Electricity Distribution Systems read more »

Should Obama Do an Invisible Bush at the DNC? | Lasting Rose

Despite the gloss over Ann Romney tried to give the historic improvisation of Clint Eastwood, who tried to address and insult an invisible Barack Obama, who had no way of… read more »

Législatives algériennes : une démarche statique.

Législatives algériennes : une démarche statique. Peu de changements, pourtant si : un plus de votants ! Un goût de surprise planait sur les législatives algériennes de 2012. Le désenchantement… read more »