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The last mural of Saddam in Iraq
The last mural of Saddam in Iraq by Brian Hillegas
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
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In 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan, D-Calif. , and four others were killed in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of mass murder and suicide by more than 900 cult members. In 1987, the congressional Iran-Contra committees issued their final report, saying President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides. A fire at London King's Cross railway station claimed 31 lives. In 1991, Shiite (SHEE'-eyet) Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon freed Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland, the American dean of agriculture at the American University of Beirut. Ten years ago: U.N. arms inspectors returned to Iraq after a four-year hiatus, calling on Saddam Hussein's government to cooperate with their search for weapons of mass destruction. Actor James Coburn died in Beverly Hills, Calif. , at age 74. Five years ago: Pakistani President Gen.

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Chris Daughtry

Overall Sentiment: 1

Relevance: 0.803805

Disambiguation: MusicalArtist | BroadcastArtist | MusicalGroupMember | TVPersonality | TVActorReferences:

Ronald Reagan

Overall Sentiment: -0.270076

Relevance: 0.627445

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-0.0147449Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0147449
  • Mean: -0.0147449
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
Disambiguation: Politician | President | AwardWinner | ChivalricOrderMember | MilitaryPerson | PoliticalAppointer | USPresident | FilmActor | TVActorReferences:

Gen. Pervez Musharraf

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.61955

Terry Waite

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.599078

James Arthur Ray

Overall Sentiment: -0.23364

Relevance: 0.592176

Saddam Hussein

Overall Sentiment: -0.0562344

Relevance: 0.575157

James Coburn

Overall Sentiment: -0.292683

Relevance: 0.575007

Disambiguation: Actor | AwardNominee | AwardWinner | FilmActor | TVActor | TVDirectorReferences:

Rep. Leo J. Ryan, D-Calif.

Overall Sentiment: -0.368461

Relevance: 0.538474

John Negroponte

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.531356

Davis

Overall Sentiment: -0.0858183

Relevance: 0.488883

Disambiguation: Politician | Governor | MilitaryPerson | PoliticalAppointer | FilmActorReferences:

Thomas Sutherland

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.4543

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: American University of Beirut

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.57105

Organization: London King's Cross

Overall Sentiment: -0.0975611

Relevance: 0.522016

Organization: University of California

Overall Sentiment: -0.138515

Relevance: 0.507874

Disambiguation: Location | Facility | AcademicInstitution | PeriodicalPublisher | Building | CollegeUniversity | OperatingSystemDeveloper | UniversityReferences:

Organization: U.N.

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.464409

Disambiguation: MembershipOrganization | AwardWinner | GovernmentalBody | TouristAttractionReferences:

Organization: Anglican Church

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.442908

Company: MTV

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.513574

Disambiguation: Broadcast | BroadcastContent | AwardPresentingOrganization | ProductionCompany | TVNetwork | AwardWinner | TVProducerReferences:

Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.0306803

Relevance: 0.624973

Disambiguation: Location | Region | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | FilmEditorReferences:

Country: Guyana

Overall Sentiment: -0.502894

Relevance: 0.552326

Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdiction | BoardMemberReferences:

Country: Syria

Overall Sentiment: 0.206061

Relevance: 0.516169

Country: Ukraine

Overall Sentiment: -0.615833

Relevance: 0.502259

Disambiguation: Location | Region | GovernmentalJurisdiction | Cuisine | ProjectParticipantReferences:

Country: Lebanon

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.500905

Disambiguation: Location | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdictionReferences:

Country: Iraq

Overall Sentiment: 0.0137754

Relevance: 0.493331

Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdiction | MilitaryPost | CityTownReferences:

City: Jonestown

Overall Sentiment: -0.448929

Relevance: 0.569833

City: Beverly Hills

Overall Sentiment: -0.292683

Relevance: 0.506957

StateOrCounty: Arizona

Overall Sentiment: -0.324895

Relevance: 0.472923

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

StateOrCounty: Calif.

Overall Sentiment: -0.240221

Relevance: 0.441534

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | Appellation | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USState | WineRegionReferences:

EntertainmentAward: American Music Awards

Overall Sentiment: 0.877552

Relevance: 0.478905

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