Monthly Archives: May, 2007
Let’s unmask Senator Secrecy.
Society of Professional Journalists:
The nation needs your help.
On April 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the Open Government Act, sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). The bill would strengthen the federal Freedom of Information Act, which is one of the most powerful tools Americans have to supervise the inner [...]
When will the SPJ.org crowd sourcing effort identify the senator who put the hold on the Open Documents Act?
Inkling Markets:
One of the Senators of the United States has put a secret hold on the Open Government Act, passed by the House and Senate. SPJ.org is crowd sourcing the story to find out which U.S. Senator put a secret hold on the Open Government Act. Go to http://spj.org/ogahold.asp for all the details and to [...]
American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, and Scandals.
LA Times: CNBC probes stock-game claims.
Win Justin’s Money? (re: Is there manipulation in the Hillary Clinton Intrade market? Redux.)
Justin and Eric would like to put some stakes on whether there is a manipulation. In particular, they want to base it on whether intrade’s Hillary-for-president stock goes up or down in the next month.
While I always like a good bet, I am not sure how this one addresses whether there is manipulation. Under efficient [...]
HILARIOUS: Bill Maher on France, the French… and conservatives’ French bashing.
FRENCH DISSING: Bill Maher on YouTube
People in the field of prediction markets who have French blood: Emile Servan-Schreiber (who has also the U.S. citizenship and whose firm is incorporated in the U.S.), Chris. F. Masse… and UK-based trader extraordinaire JCK (WHOSE REAL NAME IS “JEAN-CLAUDE KOMMER”).
Mugshot of EJSS:
MIDAS ORACLE SCOOP: AT LEAST ONE OF THESE FIRMS HAS INTERNAL PREDICTION MARKETS.
Plus, another one that you don’t see in this list.
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