For December 15, 2007: Politics is upon us, and nearly every news organization has some type of political poll. How is the data gathered? What is margin of error? Compare the different polls. Why are there different percentages? Do you think polls can determine a race? RealClearPolitics, a commercial but politically independent website, summarizes polling data and breaks it down into an understandable format.

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