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| Monday, July 28, 2003 |
Stupid site of the week: Will Yasser Arafat be assasinated? We'll soon know the statistical chances when a new Web site is launched this week which allows users to bet on the chances that a particular act of terror will occur. The Policy Analysis Market will act like a futures market to predict future turmoil in the Mideast and other world hot spots. Most surprising? The people who are running the site. Sit down -- you're going to be shocked. The United States government is paying for this site. Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota described the program as useless, offensive and, not surprisingly, "unbelievably stupid." We couldn't agree more.
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