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Taubman Center Survey: RI Voters Likely to Approve Casino Gambling

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2012Politicsabel collins, alfred taubman, angel taveras, Barack Obama, benjamin barrett hinckley, brown university, casino gaming, center, cicilline, congressional, david cicilline, district one, doherty, february, gender inclusive, independent candidate, jack reed, james langevin, lincoln chafee, mitt romney, newport, newport grand, policy, president, providence mayor, race, republican, rhode island, right direction, sheldon whitehouse, state operated, twin river, voter, whitehouse

A new Brown University poll of Rhode Island voters finds strong support for state-operated casino gaming at Twin River and Newport Grand. In the hotly contested Congressional District One race, Rep. David Cicilline retains a small lead. The survey, conducted Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 2012, is based on a sample of 496 registered voters in Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new public opinion survey by Brown University researchers finds that Rhode Island voters appear poised to approve questions one and two on the state ballot, which would allow casino gaming in Lincoln and Newport. Despite an approval rating of just 29.7 percent, Rep. David Cicilline appears to have an edge over Republican challenger Brendan Doherty among voters in 1st Congressional District.

Researchers at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions and the John Hazen White Public Opinion Laboratory at Brown University surveyed a random sample of 496 Rhode Island voters from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5, 2012. The poll has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent. (more…)

Obama, Romney supporters: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (just a little bit)

By Guest PostOctober 4, 2012PoliticsBarack Obama, Chicago, democrat, John McCain, marketing research, mccain voters, michigan, mitt romney, obama voter, oleg urminsky, political aisle, political season, president, presidential campaign, psychologists, republican, university, video game, yesim orhun

ANN ARBOR— It’s a common refrain during the political season—Republicans and Democrats talk past one another. They claim they live in different universes or come from different species, with little hope for extending empathy across the political aisle.

But University of Michigan researcher Yesim Orhun and her colleague Oleg Urminsky of the University of Chicago say that there exists a greater respect for one another’s views than is generally assumed. (more…)

‘Documents that Changed the World’: A podcast series from Joe Janes

By Guest PostAugust 5, 2012Culture, Media, Politicsaids quilt, andrew brink, Barack Obama, bayeux tapestry, bill of rights, birth certificate, british broadcasting corp, change, credit card, declaration of independence, documents, elastic, france, history, joe janes, john snow, magna carta, mickey mouse, mystery of cholera, phrase, physician, podcast, president, steamboat willie, storytelling, the jazz singer, unabomber manifesto, university of washington, websters dictionary, world

The phrase occurred to Joe Janes out of the blue one day and immediately appealed to him. From there, ideas began to flow quickly.

Janes, associate professor in the University of Washington Information School, had been a fan of the British Broadcasting Corp. radio series “A History of the World in 100 Objects” and thought those shows effectively blended history and storytelling.

He got to wondering, what if he took a similar approach to information, telling about the twists and turns of history — through documents? (more…)

Switzerland Freezes Accounts of Mubarak and His Entourage

By PravdaFebruary 12, 2011Politicsassets, banks, circles, egyptian president, european country, freeze, hosni mubarak, lars knuchel, mubarak, president, revolt, switzerland, tunisia, zine al-abidine ben ali

Switzerland’s government moved to freeze any assets of Hosni Mubarak, Swiss officials said Friday.

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said it would freeze any assets in the country’s banks that might belong to the former Egyptian president or his family, without specifying how much money was involved or where it was. (more…)

Korean Reunification, and the Sound of Rattling Weapons

By PravdaAugust 17, 20101 commentPoliticscheonan, dprk, Economy, german, kim il sung, kim jong il, korea reunification, korean peninsula, lee myung bak, north korea, president, pyongyang, south Korean, united states, yellow sea

On August 15, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivered a plan for unification of his country with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The proposal was made during the ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean peninsula from the Japanese colonial rule.

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Taubman Center Survey: RI Voters Likely to Approve Casino Gambling

Obama, Romney supporters: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (just a little bit)

‘Documents that Changed the World’: A podcast series from Joe Janes

Switzerland Freezes Accounts of Mubarak and His Entourage

Korean Reunification, and the Sound of Rattling Weapons