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A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings. The term is derived from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the pra...
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You know, Barack Obama's win here, which was about 58 to 41, and was a state-wide win, you know, there were some, certainly some counties in the East of the state where he split with Hillary but, you know, he didn't ... May 22, 2008 | elsewhere | Comments (18 so far); Permalink: Thom Hartmann: Oregon is a Bellwether State...
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www.blueoregon.com/2008/05/thom-hartmann-o.html
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EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: A Bellwether State Considers School Choice ... Missouri state legislators, especially those affiliated with the Democratic Party, face a difficult decision. Soon they will consider legislation that would encourage scholarships that students struggling in public schools could use to attend...
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www.heritage.org/Research/Education/EdNotes24.cfm
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - For once the hottest tickets here in these parts are not for the Buckeyes, the all-conquering Ohio State University college football team. ... If possible, Ohio, which has long enjoyed a quasi-mythical status as America's supreme political bellwether, is even more the crucible of the contest this time around...
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www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10408911
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WORLD Magazine | Bellwether state - Costa Rica | Though conflicted about sweeping economic changes, Costa Rica is where Central America looks for pura vida | Clint Rainey | Jun 23 07 | World Magazine is a full color biweekly news magazine that provides complete coverage of national news and international news, written from ...
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www.worldmag.com/articles/13077
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(By the way, Missouri, one of the other great bellwether states, has McCain in a comfortable lead.) ... 6. The big lie: our healthcare crisis; 7. The welfare state: helping us to death; 8. Republicans vs. Democrats: maybe a dime’s worth of difference; 9. Vietnam II: the war on drugs, and we’re losing that one too;
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As an observer of politics in Missouri, the bellwether state, I feel moved to make some suggestions to Barack Obama about wooing small-town voters. ... If anybody asks, just note that nearly every state has legalized concealed carry and leave it at that. Don't voluntarily raise the subject, for heaven's sake.
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voices.kansascity.com/node/971
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