Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Examining the role of political opposition researchers http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/examining-the-role-of-political-opposition-researchers-9847.html Politics and Society Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:00 -0500 Opposition research is used in the United States by political candidates looking to dig up dirt on their opponents. However, researchers will also get information on their clients as a form of risk management. Alan Huffman coauthored "We're With Nobody," a book about his work as a political opposition researcher. Todd Klimson http://http://politicalrisktoday.blogspot.com Politics and Society Sat, 12 May 2012 19:50:51 -0500 Digging up dirt is not what we do. As an oppo I just try to look for egregious inconsistencies with the opponents record. Lies, falsifications, or excepting money from someone you did favors for and the like. Buy this book. It is great. Has a lot of great tactics in it. Havugimana http://When I was a schoolboy, in the 50`s we did a lot of stuff about how the world was creaetd .Pre-historic monsters .Ice ages..Cycles of the earth`s history in "Universal terms" the earth is just coming out of the last "Ice Age" 10 milli Politics and Society Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:11:19 -0500 When I was a schoolboy, in the 50`s we did a lot of stuff about how the world was creaetd .Pre-historic monsters .Ice ages..Cycles of the earth`s history in "Universal terms" the earth is just coming out of the last "Ice Age" 10 million years before the last ice age, most of Northern Europe was a desert before that it was a large sea (all the chalk hills from Mid England to Mid France, are made from dead crustacea .!!!) under those hills, there have been found fossils of land animals .man`s effect on this cycle of events is miniscule at best tell that to the politicians..and they won`t believe you..`cos they cannot tax you if it`s a natural chain of events, whereas, if it`s man made, they can tax you to try and stop it..more B S I have never heard in my life PRI: Public Radio International