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The Widening Gap

Will Rogers’ quip about statistics being less trustworthy than damn lies could apply equally well to opinion polls. Or rather, to the use of poll data by their most avid consumers, the media. Full Article at Transitions Online

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  1. Twins Toby (L) and Will Rogers (R), age three, play in the plastic work 'Dream House' by Jane Gillings on the eve of the 13th Sculpture By The Sea exhibition lining Sydney's Pacific seaboard on October 28, 2009.
  2. PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - MAY 22: A woman jogs at Will Rogers State Beach, which is polluted by run-off from a nearby storm drain and creek, toward the Santa Monica pier on May 22, 2009 in Pacific Palisades, California.
  3. SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 21:  Barriers warn people to stay away from a drainage that carries dangerous levels of bacteria into the ocean south of Will Rogers State Beach May 21, 2008 north of Santa Monica, California.
  4. SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 21:  Signs warn beach-goers and swimmers not to enter the water, which could have unhealthy levels of bacteria emanating from a nearby drain, south of Will Rogers State Beach May 21, 2008 north of Santa Monica, California.
  5. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - FEBRUARY 4:  Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits with his campaign staff during a campaign stop at the Will Rogers World Airport February 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  6. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, center right, gestures while attending a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009, in the presence of 89 young people born in November 1989...
  7. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09:  Spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  8. BERLIN-NOVEMBER 07:  A view of a series of painted dominos on the Spree River in front of Bundestag on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 07:  People walk by giant, painted, styrofoam dominoes standing near the Brandenburg Gate on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

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