The Numbers Game

On July 25 I posted the second Avocare Numbers Game, in which we saw how many stories a Google News search generated for various search terms. Now for another benchmark:

• Iraq + Victory: 3,160 stories then, 2,930 stories now

• Iraq + Defeat: 1,920 stories then, 1,650 stories now

• Iraq + Failure: 5,020 stories then, 4,050 stories now

• Iraq + Liberation: 2,190 stories then, 924 stories now

• Iraq + Occupation: 9,350 stories then, 9,650 stories now

• Economy + 2004 + Election: 1,440 stories then, 1,280 stories now

• Iraq + 2004 + Election: 1,850 stories then, 1,880 stories now

• Iraq + Quagmire: 1,790 stories then, 440 stories now

And two new items:

• Howard + Dean + Lose: 276 stories

• Howard + Dean + Win: 1,230 stories

Hmmm …