But as Mr Obama campaigned, his colour seemed to count for less.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

But attributing unwarranted accuracy to a census that claims to count everyone is no less manipulative.

ECONOMIST: Statistics

Nothing fancy here: If the price of something goes up, the BLS simply makes it count for less in the CPI relative to everything else.

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Count on 15 minutes, more or less, to get the color.

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Count on politicians and do-gooders to keep pushing plans for aiding the less-developed world.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The number of rejected votes has fallen dramatically from more than 330, 000 - 6% - during an initial count, to about 1% of votes cast, meaning they are fare less of an issue than it had seemed earlier in the week.

BBC: Kenya election: Computer bug blamed for vote error

There is less clarity on the Democratic side, as Obama stuck close to Clinton in the delegate count, setting the stage for an even longer battle for the nomination.

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If an investor can't count on the terms of a mortgage security at the time he buys it, he has less incentive to continue investing in them in the future.

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