Election Day Roundup: What to Read Once You're Back from the Polls

Explore the Top Ten Election Lows revealing the shocking truths behind candidates' promises and media bias in politics.

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Technology's Top Ten Election Lows—and yeah, they're pretty low. Sarah Palin's health is "excellent." Her running mate's, less so. Stop the presses! Study shows that political candidates may actually tend to keep their promises. The "Bradley Effect" may have been neither from Bradley nor an effect. Discuss. The latest in media bias research asks: Is it possible to quantify a partisan slant? As it turns out, being alive is not always a prerequisite for having your vote counted—and perhaps rightfully so. And this from Russia Today: "Supporters would sell soul to see Obama." Hey, the selling-something-intangible strategy worked so well with credit default swaps.

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