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By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyStephen Colbert coined the word "truthiness" for things we intuitively know are true, based on our gut, as opposed to facts. The term had its heyday during the Bush era when we fought a war "knowing" Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons. Now Charles Seife, who teaches journalism at New York University, is coming out with a book, "Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception." It demonstrates in compelling and often amusing detail how numbers, which are supposed to be the arbiters of truth, are routinely used to advance lies and undermine democracy. Seife reminds us how a single senator ...
Hillary Clinton Cites Florida Recount, Tells Nigerians: 'We Have Our Problems, Too'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySecretary of State Hillary Clinton held a town hall meeting while traveling in Nigeria Wednesday. While discussing the importance of free and fair elections, she cited the 2000 Florida recount, including the fact that then-candidate George W. Bush was the brother of then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as the recount went on. "So we have our problems, too," she said. Clinton also said that Barack Obama's appointment of her to his Cabinet after their own heated battle for the presidency showed what is possible in a healthy, functioning democracy. ...
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