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He's the latest tech ceo to go out and buy a news outlet. in this case, he's bought "time" magazine. so maybe that means time is the winner? fingers crossed, they both win in that situation. now, what about the losers? i would say david pecker and the "national enquirer" is a loser this year. of course, the catch-and-skill scheme has been exposed. now he's been granted immunity from prosecution. sinclair, another loser this year. there's been expose after expose of bias at sinclair through their conservative-leaning commentaries, and sinclair's deal to buy tribune fell through. and perhaps the...

Data drives tremendous dollars. unemployment stats trigger unemployment insurance. the consumer price index determines social security checks. and the census bureau says its ongoing american community survey guides more than $400 billion in federal funding every year. >> so, they're literally tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars that are driven by these data. >> reporter: that survey is mandatory. a bill sponsored by some house republicans would make it voluntary. they argued the data collection is a privacy intrusion by the federal government, but making it optional could degrade the q...