As the chances for the Republicans to produce a strong, unifying presidential candidate look less and less likely, and as the economy gradually improves, Obama’s chances for re-election keep getting better and better, according to Intrade odds (see graph above).  … read more >

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1. Over the last month (November), Khan Academy had 4 million unique visits. That’s up from 1 million in the same period last year, and up from 3.5 million in October. 2. The Khan Academy team is currently made up … read more >

1. Rail traffic for the week ending December 24 showed strong gains, with carloads up by 11.9% and intermodal volume up by 22.9% compared to the same week last year.  On a year-to-date (YTD) basis for 51 weeks in 2011, … read more >