Dewey Defeats Truman Remembered in Polling Saga
Washington AP recalls the 1948 polling fiasco that wrongly forecast Dewey over Truman. Major figures like Roper Gallup and Crossley discuss missteps, shifts to random sampling, extended deadlines, and lessons shaping modern political polling.
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Dewey
New York
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
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Bud” Roper
Roper Starch Worldwide
Elmo Roper
George Gallup Jr
Gallup
George Gallup
Archibald M. Crossley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Burns Roper
Strom Thurmond
Henry Wallace
Truman
Roper
Warren Mitofsky
Tom W. Smith
National Opinion
Harry S. Truman
St. Louis’ Union Station
Chicago Tribune
Reno says hate crime laws needed
Attorney General Janet Reno urged Congress to expand federal hate crime laws to cover offenses based on sexual orientation and other protected classes. She cited the Matthew Shepard murder and argued such statutes would empower federal prosecution when states cannot act, while noting consultation with states to avoid preemption.
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Janet Reno
Congress
Wyoming
Matthew Shepard
House
Reno
Justice Department
Defense mergers draw scrutiny amid promised savings
Analysts warn consolidation in the defense industry may reduce competition and complicate tracking of taxpayer savings. GAO notes difficulty attributing lower weapon prices to mergers while critics say layoffs and higher costs may follow. Some contractors cite price cuts and greater missile purchases after mergers, but independent proof remains elusive.
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Council On Foreign Relations
Chris Smith
R-N.j
United Defense Limited Partnership
Navy
Raytheon
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Veteran diplomat named Kosovo verification mission chief
William G. Walker a 37 year Foreign Service veteran with U S ambassadorships in El Salvador and UN posts was chosen to head the Kosovo verification mission. He will lead a mostly European force of about 2 000 monitors overseeing Milosevic commitments as an advance team arrived to organize logistics.
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