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		<title>Unclear public opinion surveys fill the media space easily and cheaply</title>
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What? Gallup, a well-known public opinion survey firm, reports the results of a pool which suggests that &#8220;federal government debt&#8221; is the second most important &#8220;threat to U.S. future wellbeing&#8221;.
How? Gallup does telephone interviews with a random sample of about 1000 people from across the USA.
Why is this a problem? Such results cannot be reliable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock price manipulation in the 1920s</title>
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What? A stock broker manipulates the stock price and makes a profit through transactions which have nothing to do with the value of the company whose stock is involved, the economy and/or industry in which the company operates.
How? By pooling money for the purchase of stocks, the broker can manage a larger amount of money [...]]]></description>
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