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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Seinfeld vs Limp Bizkit, FiveThirtyEight’s fantasy football, a Power Rangers fan film, and Tig Notaro won the internet this week.

VIDEO: Polls show Romney back on top in Michigan, but Santorum’s appeal among women is rising

Global Politics

Preview of the Democratic National Convention

Global Politics

Nate Silver on the Science of Prediction

Sports
The World

Crunching the Oscars with Nate Silver

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Roundtable discussion on the stimulus vote

Global Politics

President Obama’s $819 billion stimulus plan passed the House last night. Despite the president’s calls for bipartisanship, all House Republicans and eleven Democrats opposed the bill. What does this mean for the future of bipartisanship and the bailout?

The World

Redrawing the Electoral College map with FiveThirtyEight.com

Arts, Culture & Media

This year, the blog FiveThirtyEight.com has become a political force. By analyzing daily polls, the blog is projecting that the Obama campaign’s push in crucial swing states and red states may help him win 270 electoral votes.