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NEWS ABOUT: Ross Perot

Ross Perot stories: 5 news summaries

 Obama Spot Snags 
 22% of Viewers 

Buying time on all networks but ABC still misses most in major markets

Oct 30, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just about a fifth of watchers in big US media markets tuned in to last night’s Barack Obama infomercial, even though the spot aired on four of five major networks, the Chicago Tribune reports. The highest ratings were in Baltimore, where a little less than a third of families... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Nielsen • infomercial • political advertising • Ross Perot • Election 2008 • viewership

ANALYSIS

Obama Infomercial: Shrewd Clincher or Another Berlin?

Analysts see little risk in appeal to undecideds

Oct 29, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s 30-minute infomercial tonight comes at a time when 11th-hour deciders start to look for information, Jeanne Cummings writes in Politico. There is some risk of overkill, analysts say, but the Democrat can afford the outlay. “It’s like football,” one GOP strategist says. “People... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • infomercial • Ross Perot • Election 2008

Non-Candidate Bloomberg Meets Perot's Polling Expert

Denies he's running, heads to lunch confab

Jan 19, 08 1:39 PM CST
(Newser) - "I am not a candidate," Mike Bloomberg reiterated yesterday before having lunch with Ross Perot's former campaign manager, an expert on ballot access, the Dallas Morning News reports. Asked whether his presence in Austin, Texas was a sign, the New York mayor sniped, "I just said I'm... More »

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Texas • presidential campaign • Michael Bloomberg • Lance Armstrong • Ross Perot • Clay Mulford

Data Digger Arms Pols With Dirt on Voters

Gives scoop on your friends, arrests, finances, web habits

Dec 17, 07 11:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Political data miner Aristotle Inc has worked for every president since Reagan, 200 House candidates last year, and several current presidential hopefuls. Now the firm’s founder is debuting technology that breaks ground in accessing private information—revealing voters’ income, house value, conviction history, and even online behavior. One privacy... More »

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privacy • data mining • Ross Perot • Orange Revolution • Aristotle • voter information • George W. Bush

Magna Carta Up for Sale

Document expected to command at least $20M

Sep 25, 07 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 1297 copy of the Magna Carta owned by Ross Perot will go on the auction block in December, Sotheby's announced today. The document, one of 17 left in existence, is expected to sell for 20 million to $30 million, the Times reports. It had been on display at the... More »

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Sotheby's • Ross Perot • Magna Carta • Perot Foundation

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