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Opposition research: Ancient art, modern science
‘OPPO' firms trawl through hours of video looking for dumb comments made by political opponents. Our US editor explains
By The Economist
‘OPPO' firms trawl through hours of video looking for dumb comments made by political opponents. Our US editor explains
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