Presidential Debate: Romney Started Slow, Then Thoroughly Beat Obama

Presidential Debate: Romney Started Slow, Then Thoroughly Beat Obama


Presidential Debate: Romney Started Slow, Then Thoroughly Beat Obama

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:22 PM PDT

After Romney's early stumbles in which he scarily couldn't defend tax cuts, he revived himself and thoroughly beat President Obama who, by the end of the debate, had the countenance of a tired, irritated and soundly beaten debate loser.


The Death Of Big Data

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:14 PM PDT

Guest post written by Mike Phelan Mike Phelan is CEO of SevOne, a provider of network performance management software. Mike Phelan Information technology coins and discards catchphrases with the speed that media dustups-of-the-week come and go in political campaigns. Still, unlike most popular tags, the term "Big Data" has managed to persevere for [...]


Did Moneyball Strike Again in Oakland? The Most and Least Cost-Effective Baseball Teams of 2012

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:12 PM PDT

Fire up the sequel to Moneyball, and start retooling again in Bean Town. With the conclusion of Major League Baseball's regular season on Wednesday night, it is time to analyze which teams were the most and least cost-effective during the 2012 season. The table below simply divides team payroll (obtained from USA [...]


Philippines orders arrest of Arroyo on plunder charges

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:19 PM PDT

Congresswoman and former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is escorted by her aide as she walks out of the private office after her visit at the graves of her parents inside the military cemetery in Taguig cityMANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court said it has ordered the arrest of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return to detention after she posted bail in July following about seven months of confinement. The court has yet to serve the arrest warrant, issued late on Wednesday, to Arroyo and 10 other former state officials over allegations of misuse of state lottery funds as it was still clarifying how to proceed with the multiple arrests. ...



Romney Promises To Cut Taxpayer Funding For PBS (But Says He Still Loves Big Bird)

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:47 PM PDT

First Lady Pat Nixon meeting with Big Bird from Sesame Street in the White House on December 20, 1970.gif (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Is Big Bird set to go on the dole? It sure sounded like it during tonight's presidential debate. When asked what sort of cuts he would make to reduce the [...]


Six Digital Takeaways from the Denver Debate

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:43 PM PDT

Let the spin begin. The first U.S. Presidential debate is now in the books, meaning that for the foreseeable future, the media will obsess over who won and how decisive their victory was. Voted Up will stay away from the winner-loser discussion, as we watched the debate with an eye on [...]


Trade association condemns Tehran unrest as enemy plot: report

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:57 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Islamic trade association in Iran strongly condemned the protests that flared in Tehran's main bazaar as an enemy conspiracy and said traders had dealt with the "treacherous" acts, Iran's state news agency reported late on Wednesday. Riot police clashed with demonstrators and arrested money changers in Tehran on Wednesday afternoon in disturbances over the collapse of the Iranian currency, which has lost 40 percent of its value against the dollar over the last week. ...


Mitt Romney's Body Language Wins First Debate

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Political debates are not just about talking points. They are also about "vibe" – our gut (emotional) reaction to the candidates. Here's why Mitt Romney won last night's debate.


A Narrow Win For Romney

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Tonight's presidential debate lived up to the hype. It was clear that Romney was well prepared, showing America a lively and focused side that we have yet to see thus far in the campaign. And although we saw Obama win in some areas – namely taxes and the deficit – he [...]


VIDEO: 'Sweetie, happy anniversary'

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:26 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has opened the first of three televised presidential debates by wishing his wife Michelle a happy anniversary.


Philippines orders arrest of Arroyo on plunder charges

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:19 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court said it has ordered the arrest of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return to detention after she posted bail in July following about seven months of confinement.


Island plans by Tokyo's nationalist governor may stoke fresh China tensions

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Tokyo Governor Ishihara organises his documents after delivering a policy speech at Tokyo metropolitan assembly in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist whose failed bid to buy a group of disputed islands ignited a crisis with China, is pushing ahead with a plan to build structures there to hammer home Japan's claim, officials involved told Reuters. Although such a move is not imminent, it would be certain to strain Japan's already shaky relations with China and could prompt a rebuke from the Obama administration, which has urged both sides to ease tensions by setting aside the dispute. ...



Trade association condemns Tehran unrest as enemy plot: report

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:57 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Islamic trade association in Iran strongly condemned the protests that flared in Tehran's main bazaar as an enemy conspiracy and said traders had dealt with the "treacherous" acts, Iran's state news agency reported late on Wednesday.


How Mobile Devices Will Shake Up The E-commerce Business

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Guest post written by Bill Ready Bill Ready is CEO of Braintree Payment Solutions. Bill Ready Much of the news coverage following Facebook's IPO focused on the fact that its user base has been shifting to mobile far more quickly than expected - so much so that the company didn't yet have a [...]


Who Won the Debate in Terms of Temperament?

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:25 PM PDT

Mitt Romney should be smiling tonight. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I wrote this morning that the most important thing to watch in tonight's debate would be the evidence it gave of the candidates' temperaments, as they faced each other in the most high-stakes moment of the campaign. Temperament is a terribly hard [...]


Island plans by Tokyo's nationalist governor may stoke fresh China tensions

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:42 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist whose failed bid to buy a group of disputed islands ignited a crisis with China, is pushing ahead with a plan to build structures there to hammer home Japan's claim, officials involved told Reuters.


And the Winner Is: Romney

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Mitt Romney won big tonight. President Obama got digs in on the former governor over the lack of detail of his proposals, but Romney clearly came out to play hard. The other big winner was the American people. This was a real debate with real differences, real clarity. Too bad [...]


Who Won the Debate in Terms of Temperament?

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:56 PM PDT

Mitt Romney should be smiling tonight. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I wrote this morning that the most important thing to watch in tonight's debate would be the evidence it gave of the candidates' temperaments, as they faced each other in the most high-stakes moment of the campaign. Temperament is a terribly hard [...]


Clinton pledges full accounting of deadly Benghazi attack

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:44 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in BeijingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday vowed to pursue a full accounting of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi "wherever that leads," but cautioned that it could take time for a complete picture to emerge. "There are continuing questions about what exactly happened in Benghazi on that night three weeks ago. And we will not rest until we answer those questions and until we track down the terrorists who killed our people," Clinton said in an appearance with Kazakhstan's visiting foreign minister. ...



How A Leader Invites People's Best Thinking

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:46 PM PDT

If you want to get the best from your people, stop talking.