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Barack Obama won a second term as President of the United States on Tuesday night, and he might have Oakland A's GM Billy Beane to thank for the victory.

Obama's team took a “moneyball” style approach to the 2012 election, using a team of dedicated statisticians who tirelessly crunched numbers to find any advantage the numbers could show. An article on TIME.com illustrates how Obama's organization...

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Which New York baseball manager is most likely to not return in 2014?

Joe Girardi (Yankees) Terry Collins (Mets) Both will be back in 2014 Both will be gone after 2013

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