https://freerepublic.com/tag/pollling/ en-us Sun, 1 Nov 2020 23:23:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3900729/posts Ciara Haley and George Szamuely talk to renowned litigator and political analyst Robert Barnes about polls and why they are of such limited usefulness. Peter Lavelle's The Gaggle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3900729/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2020 23:23:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2921578/posts Justice Department officials joined a whistle blower lawsuit and alleged that The Gallup Organization, a major polling firm, intentionally overestimated the amount of time it would take to complete a job for the government and was paid accordingly. “Contractors who do business with the federal government must honor their obligations to provide honest services and products,” said U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. in a statement on the lawsuit. “Working with relators and federal investigators, we will do all that we can to act against those who illegitimately bill the American taxpayers.” washingtonexaminer.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2921578/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:49:27 GMT