The novelist SILAS HOUSE tells us how he goes about his craft. In the process he reminds us how to make every day special.
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Amy Davidson (New Yorker) has created the perfect title for her story and got hold of the photo to prove her point. What we know is that a movie will be made about the fall of Patreaus because the story and cast of characters is too good.
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David Brooks explains the creed that went into the original Republican Party and what the GOP needs to have a change in future presidential election where an ever increasing share of non-whites will go to the polls.
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The Day After: Obama addresses the staff that achieved the victory.
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The election was called at 11.20. But we had to wait for 2 hours before Obama could deliver is victory speech.
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Below I post what the pollsters predicted for the electoral college outcomes. In less then two hours we will start seeing result. This will be an exciting election night, perhaps even a cliffhanger.
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Nate Silver of the NY Times put Romney’s odds of winning the electoral count at 8%. He writes: “As any poker player knows, those 8 percent chances do come up once in a while. If it happens this year, then a lot of polling firms will have to re-examine their assumptions — and we will have to re-examine ours about how trustworthy the polls are. But the odds are that Mr. Obama will win another term.”
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