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Monday, December 31, 2012

Former New Hampshire Sen. Warren Rudman dies at 82 | Redux

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Former New Hampshire Sen. Warren Rudman dies at 82

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Former Sen. Warren B. Rudman, who co-authored a ground-breaking budget balancing law, championed ethics and led a commission that predicted the danger of homeland terrorist attacks before 9/11, has died. He was 82. He died Monday night, according to his Washington, D.C., firm, the Albright Stonebridge Group. The feisty New Hampshire Republican went to the Senate in 1981 with a reputation as a tough prosecutor, and was called on by Senate leaders, and later by presidents of both parties, to tackle tough assignments. He is perhaps most well-known from his Senate years as co-sponsor of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget-cutting law. He left the Senate in 1993, frustrated that the law never reached its potential because Congress, President Ronald Reagan and the President George H.W. Bush played politics instead of insisting on spending cuts.

People:

Sen. Warren B. Rudman

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.906121

SentimentQuote
0"No one seemed to take it seriously, and no one in the media seemed to care," Rudman said ...
0"No one seemed to take it seriously, and no one in the media seemed to care," Rudman said in 2007. "The report went into a dustbin in the White House."
0.278167"Had we stuck to that plan, had the Congress not failed to follow it through -- in fact, had presidents not failed to follow through -- we would not be where we are today," Rudman said. ...
-0.19496Rudman called the defense "arrogant, unrepentant, and a smear on this institution."
0.145484"It isn't a vote I'm proud of, but it's a textbook example of how our system works," Rudman wrote ...
0.0605668"It isn't a vote I'm proud of, but it's a textbook example of how our system works," Rudman wrote in "Combat: Twelve Years in the U.S. Senate."
0He said he didn't think Thomas was "even close to being" ...
0"Finally, I grabbed his shoulders," Rudman wrote. ...
0"The architects had no idea the building would be in Senator Rudman's name or they wouldn't have built such a small building," he joked. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 9
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.2892578
  • Mean: 0.032139755555556
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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George H.W. Bush

Overall Sentiment: -0.148729

Relevance: 0.190583

SentimentQuote
-0.177578"People are willing to risk their lives for their country in times of war," he said ...
-0.168801"People are willing to risk their lives for their country in times of war," he said at the time. "They ought to be able to risk an election in a time of economic trouble."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.346379
  • Mean: -0.1731895
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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David Souter

Overall Sentiment: 0.0633214

Relevance: 0.18944

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Ronald Reagan

Overall Sentiment: -0.181295

Relevance: 0.173106

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Clarence Thomas

Overall Sentiment: 0.0796898

Relevance: 0.17267

SentimentQuote
0"If my vote had been the deciding one, I would have voted against Thomas, no matter what the consequences," he wrote. ...
0.0602552"If my vote had been the deciding one, I would have voted against Thomas, no matter what the consequences," he wrote. "But once it was clear that he would be confirmed, I made a political decision."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0602552
  • Mean: 0.0301276
  • Standard Deviation: 0

President Bill Clinton

Overall Sentiment: 0.0126912

Relevance: 0.136403

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Sen. Gary Hart

Overall Sentiment: -0.22577

Relevance: 0.132758

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Alan Cranston

Overall Sentiment: -0.17703

Relevance: 0.126708

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Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North

Overall Sentiment: -0.117538

Relevance: 0.122026

SentimentQuote
-0.269049"The American people have the constitutional right to be wrong," he told ...
-0.0837233"The American people have the constitutional right to be wrong," he told North. "And what Ronald Reagan thinks or Oliver North thinks or what I think or what anybody else thinks makes not a whit."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3527723
  • Mean: -0.17638615
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Charles Keating Jr

Overall Sentiment: -0.167192

Relevance: 0.118705

John Durkin

Overall Sentiment: -0.135205

Relevance: 0.116175

Sen. Paul Tsongas

Overall Sentiment: 0.195065

Relevance: 0.115375

Disambiguation: Politician | Senator | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:

Anita Hill

Overall Sentiment: -0.656544

Relevance: 0.112322

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: U.S. Senate

Overall Sentiment: -0.0458326

Relevance: 0.328412

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Angus King to caucus with Democrats | Redux

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Angus King to caucus with Democrats

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Angus King, the newly elected independent senator from Maine, announced today that he will caucus with the Democrats in the Senate, a decision he said he made after considerations about how best to protect his independence and how best to serve his constituents. King, a former Maine governor, said he contemplated eschewing formal affiliation with either party but ultimately decided it would leave him "relegated to the sidelines" except for in extraordinary circumstances of deadlock. "I established two basic criteria -- that I wanted to maintain my independence as long and as thoroughly as possible while at the same time being effective in my representation of Maine," King told reporters, of his decision-making process.

People:

Angus King

Overall Sentiment: 0.0884025

Relevance: 0.842723

SentimentQuote
-0.174463King, a former Maine governor, said he contemplated eschewing formal affiliation with either party but ultimately decided it would leave him "relegated to the sidelines" ...
0.108925"I established two basic criteria -- that I wanted to maintain my independence as long and as thoroughly as possible while at the same time being effective in my representation of Maine," King told ...
0.0694474He said that while it was "tempting" ...
-0.153025He said that while it was "tempting" to go it alone as an unaffiliated independent, it "simply wouldn't be practical and in fact would severely compromise my ability to be effective on behalf of Maine,"
0.128312King said he felt "reassured that my independence would be respected and that no party line commitment would be required or expected" ...
-0.019264King stressed that he would not be beholden to the party and that he hoped to serve as a "bridge" ...
0.0901867"By associating myself with one side I am not in automatic opposition to the other," he said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 7
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0501191
  • Mean: 0.0071598714285714
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Majority Leader Harry Reid

Overall Sentiment: 0.360229

Relevance: 0.302654

SentimentQuote
0.221529"Senator-elect King represents the best qualities of what a United States senator should be: Number one, he's independent, and number two, he's a man of principle," said Reid.
0.25397"Senator-elect King represents the best qualities of what a United States senator should be: Number one, he's independent, and number two, he's a man of principle," said Reid. "I welcome him into the caucus."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.475499
  • Mean: 0.2377495
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Joe Lieberman

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.152857

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Bernie Sanders

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.146276

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Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: Senate

Overall Sentiment: -0.0129835

Relevance: 0.425679

StateOrCounty: Maine

Overall Sentiment: 0.214194

Relevance: 0.328862

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

As campaign resumes, will Obama's firewall hold? | Reduction

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As campaign resumes, will Obama's firewall hold?

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Will Obama’s firewall hold?... Obama’s final travel schedule has a heavy dose of OH and WI… New NBC/WSJ/Marist polls: IA: Obama 50%, Romney 44%... NH: Obama 49%, Romney 47%... WI: Obama 49%, Romney 46%... With Obama back the trail (in WI, NV, CO) he begins making his final  argument… Romney (who is in VA today) restarted his closing argument yesterday… And will this be another year of the Senate women?  By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower*** Will Obama’s firewall hold? The 2012 presidential election could very well hinge on this question: Will President Obama’s Midwest firewall -- Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin -- hold up? The Romney campaign believes it won’t. “Right now, their firewall is burning,” Romney Political Director Rich Beeson said on a conference call yesterday (though that observation isn’t yet backed up by the public polls).

People:

Romney

Overall Sentiment: 0.0304334

Relevance: 0.651684

Will Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.42711

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Rich Beeson

Overall Sentiment: -0.01593

Relevance: 0.148522

SentimentQuote
0.0329661“Right now, their firewall is burning,” Romney Political Director Rich Beeson said ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0329661
  • Mean: 0.0329661
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Chuck Todd

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.146304

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Brooke Brower

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.130703

Domenico Montanaro

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.128018

Mark Murray

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.109953

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Facility: Obama camp

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.388764

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator | Redux

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Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator

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Thompson, who served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the administration of George W. Bush, retired from politics in his concession speech. “I'm not going to run again,” Thompson, 70, who survived a divisive ideological primary,  told supporters on Tuesday. “But I certainly am going to be supporting people to do the right things for the right reasons to build Wisconsin and build America. ”The Senate race was the most expensive in state history with the two candidates raising at least $65 million, Reuters reported. Baldwin will take the seat of Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, who is retiring after his fourth term. Baldwin, 50, is a former Wisconsin assemblywoman who was first elected to Congress in 1998. With her projected victory, she also becomes the first female senator from Wisconsin. Baldwin joined protesters at the state capital in Madison who objected to Gov.

People:

Baldwin

Overall Sentiment: 0.160447

Relevance: 0.874896

Thompson

Overall Sentiment: -0.0253825

Relevance: 0.442853

SentimentQuote
-0.32144“I'm not going to run again,” Thompson, 70, who survived a divisive ideological primary,  told ...
-0.0137986“I'm not going to run again,” Thompson, 70, who survived a divisive ideological primary,  told supporters on Tuesday. “But I certainly am going to be supporting people to do the right things for the right reasons to build Wisconsin and build America.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3352386
  • Mean: -0.1676193
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Sen. Herb Kohl

Overall Sentiment: -0.137422

Relevance: 0.232454

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George W. Bush

Overall Sentiment: 0.376042

Relevance: 0.231777

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Gov. Scott Walker

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.197772

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Mark Pocan

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.188483

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Company: Reuters

Overall Sentiment: -0.281326

Relevance: 0.313092

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Sen. Chambliss 'Confident' Petraeus Was Truthful During Confirmation Hearing | Essentials

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Sen. Chambliss 'Confident' Petraeus Was Truthful During Confirmation Hearing

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People:

Sen. Saxby Chambliss

Overall Sentiment: 0.122005

Relevance: 0.894278

SentimentQuote
0.0759911“David Petraeus is a great leader, a great patriot, and he is a guy who has probably contributed more to the safety of the United States of America over the last decade than any one single individual.  And he’s a good leader.  And what leaders do when they’re put in a difficult position is, they lead,” Chambliss said. ...
0.087822“David Petraeus is a great leader, a great patriot, and he is a guy who has probably contributed more to the safety of the United States of America over the last decade than any one single individual.  And he’s a good leader.  And what leaders do when they’re put in a difficult position is, they lead,” Chambliss said. “And he led here by doing what he thought was the right thing.  And I think he did do the right thing.  I don’t think there’s any question.”
0.333156Chambliss said. “And he led here by doing what he thought was the right thing.  And I think he did do the right thing.  I don’t think there’s any question.” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington also praised Petraeus this morning on “This Week.” “I think that General Petraeus has served our country incredibly well in many different forms and fashions.  And like all men and women who  serve our country -  have served our country -  we owe him a debt of gratitude,”  Murray said. “And I hope this moves forward quickly for him and his family to resolve.”
0.140601“But at the end of the day, I would not rule out General Petraeus being called to testify.  That still could happen at some point in time,” Chambliss said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.6375701
  • Mean: 0.159392525
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

David Petraeus

Overall Sentiment: 0.341162

Relevance: 0.585732

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Sen. Patty Murray

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.176986

Disambiguation: Politician | Senator | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:

Bush

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.156025

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Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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