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I have the same friends and the same bad habits.

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Nate Silver
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: January 13
Journalist
Mathematician
Poker Player
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East Lansing
Michigan
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First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views.
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Precise forecasts masquerade as accurate ones.
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