Monthly Archives: May 2007

Let’s unmask Senator Secrecy.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 … Continue reading →

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When will the SPJ.org crowd sourcing effort identify the senator who put the hold on the Open Documents Act?

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 … Continue reading →

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Brent Stinski’s Media Predict made it into The Economist.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Economist The tough questions are not asked.

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What is the biggest uncovered risk category, and how would you hedge it?

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Jason Ruspini: While when proposing new markets, “speculators” is often a pat answer when there are no obvious counter-hedgers, we know that hedge funds and others are looking for capacity, and there are many examples of possible legislative markets where … Continue reading →

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American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, and Scandals.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

LA Times: CNBC probes stock-game claims.

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Win Justin’s Money? (re: Is there manipulation in the Hillary Clinton Intrade market? Redux.)

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Koleman Strumpf

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 … Continue reading →

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Is there manipulation in the Hillary Clinton Intrade market? Redux.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Justin Wolfers

Both Eric Zitzewitz and I have recently noticed some suspicious activity in the InTrade market for whether Hillary Clinton will be elected President, with someone bidding up her odds from about 25 to around 40 (currently hovering at 38). This … Continue reading →

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Their method can show how speculators expect a Republican president to effect any outcome X, but it suffers from three key limitations…

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson on the virtue of “decision markets”, pinching Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz’s noses.

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HILARIOUS: Bill Maher on France, the French… and conservatives’ French bashing.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 … Continue reading →

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MIDAS ORACLE SCOOP: AT LEAST ONE OF THESE FIRMS HAS INTERNAL PREDICTION MARKETS.

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Plus, another one that you don’t see in this list.

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