Close, brutal 2012 presidential contest eyed
Washington coverage predicts a tight, negative race in 2012 with Obama facing a deeply unsettled Republican field. Ohio and Florida are pivotal, the tea party reshapes the GOP, and unemployment around 9 percent shapes strategy as candidates tout tax cuts and spending restraint.
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CIA Uses Social Media to Track Global Mood
In a Virginia open source center the CIA monitors up to five million daily tweets and Facebook posts along with blogs and TV and radio to gauge regional mood. Analysts cross reference with newspapers and intercepted calls to inform White House briefings and assess reactions to major events like the Osama bin Laden raid and evolving Pakistan China ties.
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