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World in a way that they cannot do if they stay in washington, d.c. they need to get out to the people and see for themselves and hear whats really going on close to the ground so as to avoid the selection bias that occurs when you only hear from witnesses who can get themselves to d.c. and so, darrell issa, the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, who is rather known for his showmanship, darrell issa has started recently taking his oversight committee out on the road. theyve be...

He recalled telling bp leadership in 2007 they, quote, still didnt get it, referring to its failure of establishing safety protocols. this afternoon, the current chairman and president of bp america is supposed to take the stand as well, shep. >> shepard: how is the bp response? >> well, several times today bps chief counsel, mike brock, objected to an awful lot of the statements and the questions that have been made by the plaintiffs attorneys. although most of those were overruled by the judge...

To be heavier news consumers. 10% of people, even for the best surveys like gallup or pugh. for the cheapest surveys, 3% of people do. you get people more -- >> theres selection bias. >> i also worry about the fact that polls tend to go to a likely voter pool. when they identify who they are going to find to ask, they are looking for likely voters. that means in this nation, we undercounting and underasking people of color and low income people who are also the fastest growing demographics in th...

why? i will have a fascinating conversation about political beliefs. and china is infamous for stamping out any and all protests. recently they relented and gave these protesters everything they asked for. what in the world? first, heres my take -- culture makes all the difference, said mitt romney at a fundraiser in israel last week. he was comparing the countrys economic vitality with palestinian poverty. certainly there is a pedigree for this idea about culture. romney cited dav...

Raise issues like selection bias, but we now know from any number of studies that religion continues to be important for people and people you might not think that it would be important for. and one of the things we uncover in the research is it may not be just the faith, its at work here, but its the role of mentors, the role of volunteers, and the role of social support networks through houses of worship and congregations that seem to make so much of a difference in the lives of people that ar...