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Media and modern Norway

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Norway is a relatively small country with a population of around five million and a geographical area slightly less than the state of California.  There are more people of Norwegian descent living in America than in Norway.  Despite it’s small size, Norway is a culturally rich country that has made many contributions to worldwide media. […]

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Donald Trump released a now viral video on October 24th, in which he promised the world that he would donate 5 million dollars to the charity of President Barack Obama’s choice under 2 conditions: Obama would have to release his college records and applications, as well as all of his passport records and that he […]

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With the 2012 presidential campaign drawing to a close today, the polls are still in a deadlock. Not only does every vote count, but so does every minute, every dollar, and every endorsement. Not only do celebrities and other public figures endorse politicians, but newspapers also openly endorse presidential and senate candidates. The Loudoun Times […]

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The poll that changed polling

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Does anyone remember Alf Landon?  No, right.  In 1936, Landon was predicted by the Literary Digest, a respected magazine at the time,  to win in a landslide over incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Literary Digest had predicted correctly the last five elections, but this one mistake would change the landscape of exit polling for years […]

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