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John McCain

This speech titled 2008.10.22.interview_with_wolf_blitzer_on_cnns_the_situation_room originally had 4348 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 159 cue terms and an average lag of 24.4. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.

Cue-lag representation

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# Cue term Lag before term Posterior distribution
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 john_mccain 13
✓
0 0 1
✗
0 0 0
2 colin_powel 29
✓
0.00199 0 0.0647
✗
0.000199 0 0.933
3 econom_crisi 20
✓
0.154 0 0.215
✗
0.00299 0 0.628
4 american_peopl 25
✓
0.0111 0 0.172
✗
0.107 0 0.71
5 henri_kissing 39
✓
0.0239 0 0.182
✗
0.0828 0.000199 0.711
6 __MONEY___billion 71
✓
0.826 0 0.0314
✗
0.0977 0 0.0444
7 econom_issu 46
✓
0.0967 0 0.00299
✗
0.877 0 0.0237
8 cut_spend 51
✓
0.0818 0 0
✗
0.918 0 0.000199
9 cut_tax 2
✓
0.00537 0 0.000199
✗
0.994 0 0
10 rais_tax 21
✓
0.0207 0 0
✗
0.979 0 0
11 tax_cut 10
✓
0.0127 0 0
✗
0.987 0 0
12 feder_incom_tax 14
✓
0.0169 0 0.000199
✗
0.983 0 0
13 tax_increas 23
✓
0.031 0 0.00358
✗
0.965 0 0.000199
14 ben_bernank 62
✓
0 0 0.997
✗
0.000398 0 0.00279
15 feder_reserv 6
✓
0 0 0.00418
✗
0 0 0.996
16 good_time 13
✓
0 0 0.00697
✗
0 0 0.993
17 econom_stimulu 4
✓
0 0 0.00318
✗
0 0 0.997
18 stimulu_packag 0
✓
0 0 0
✗
0.000199 0 1
19 nanci_pelosi 7
✓
0.0633 0 0.129
✗
0.00259 0 0.805
20 harri_reid 2
✓
0.000796 0 0.0131
✗
0.0627 0 0.923
21 good_time 4
✓
0 0 0.0937
✗
0.00498 0 0.901
22 __MONEY___billion 10
✓
0 0 0.12
✗
0 0 0.88
23 stimulu_packag 1
✓
0 0 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.999
24 ben_bernank 21
✓
0 0 0.00856
✗
0 0 0.991
25 american_peopl 8
✓
0.00577 0 0.00378
✗
0.000398 0 0.99
26 __MONEY___billion 15
✓
0.0348 0 0.00498
✗
0.00776 0 0.952
27 american_famili 75
✓
0.311 0 0.117
✗
0.0388 0 0.533
28 approv_rate 17
✓
0.0293 0 0.0593
✗
0.324 0.000199 0.588
29 __MONEY___trillion 11
✓
0.144 0 0.0237
✗
0.347 0.000199 0.485
30 __MONEY___billion 6
✓
0.0261 0 0.000995
✗
0.489 0.000995 0.483
31 spend_bill 71
✓
0.462 0.0251 0.0149
✗
0.454 0.0199 0.0239
32 greater_good 7
✓
0.00915 0.000199 0.000199
✗
0.902 0.0498 0.0386
33 spend_bill 21
✓
0.0257 0 0.00139
✗
0.885 0.0523 0.0358
34 unit_state 15
✓
0.0121 0 0.356
✗
0.579 0.0235 0.0291
35 ronald_reagan 7
✓
0.00478 0 0.0324
✗
0.563 0.0213 0.379
36 financi_crisi 71
✓
0.00259 0 0.968
✗
0.00816 0 0.0217
37 __MONEY___billion 9
✓
0 0 0.00697
✗
0.00637 0 0.987
38 financi_crisi 37
✓
0.000199 0 0.0173
✗
0.000597 0 0.982
39 __MONEY___trillion 19
✓
0 0 0.00697
✗
0 0 0.993
40 same_peopl 33
✓
0 0 0.0109
✗
0 0 0.989
41 propos_legisl 22
✓
0 0 0.00657
✗
0 0 0.993
42 long_ago 10
✓
0 0 0.0127
✗
0 0 0.987
43 __MONEY___billion 104
✓
0 0 0.0478
✗
0 0 0.952
44 financi_system 4
✓
0 0 0.00199
✗
0 0 0.998
45 financi_crisi 18
✓
0 0 0.00657
✗
0 0 0.993
46 big_mistak 3
✓
0 0 0.00219
✗
0 0 0.998
47 home_loan 23
✓
0 0 0.0101
✗
0 0 0.99
48 hous_crisi 27
✓
0 0 0.00915
✗
0 0 0.991
49 __MONEY___billion 157
✓
0.00239 0 0.0653
✗
0 0 0.932
50 feder_govern 52
✓
0 0 0.0209
✗
0 0 0.979
51 govern_involv 0
✓
0 0 0.000398
✗
0 0 1
52 free_market 3
✓
0 0 0.000995
✗
0 0 0.999
53 market_system 0
✓
0.000199 0 0.000597
✗
0.000398 0 0.999
54 wall_street 30
✓
0.00716 0 0.0133
✗
0.000796 0 0.979
55 major_issu 85
✓
0.0113 0 0.958
✗
0.000796 0 0.0302
56 kei_issu 49
✓
0.196 0 0.0886
✗
0.0119 0 0.704
57 corpor_tax 18
✓
0.795 0 0
✗
0.205 0 0
58 tax_rate 0
✓
0.00139 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
59 __MONEY___billion 44
✓
0.0446 0 0.000199
✗
0.955 0 0
60 corpor_tax 13
✓
0.0167 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
61 tax_rate 0
✓
0.00159 0 0
✗
0.998 0 0
62 corpor_tax 13
✓
0.0167 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
63 barnei_frank 9
✓
0.0103 0 0
✗
0.99 0 0
64 rich_peopl 14
✓
0.0181 0 0.00438
✗
0.978 0 0
65 jimmi_carter 32
✓
0.0378 0 0.0438
✗
0.914 0.000199 0.00418
66 import_thing 12
✓
0.0231 0 0.0105
✗
0.924 0 0.0422
67 pai___NUM___percent 87
✓
0.155 0 0
✗
0.845 0 0
68 tax_return 22
✓
0.0277 0 0.000199
✗
0.972 0 0
69 pai___NUM___percent 13
✓
0.0155 0 0
✗
0.984 0 0
70 creat_wealth 12
✓
0.0151 0 0
✗
0.985 0 0
71 creat_job 2
✓
0.00318 0 0
✗
0.997 0 0
72 senat_obama 52
✓
0.0541 0 0.000199
✗
0.946 0 0
73 higher_tax 3
✓
0.00398 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
74 herbert_hoover 5
✓
0.00637 0 0
✗
0.993 0.000199 0
75 vote_republican 28
✓
0.0304 0 0.00577
✗
0.962 0.00179 0
76 tax_cut 69
✓
0.0905 0 0
✗
0.909 0 0.000199
77 american_peopl 7
✓
0.00796 0 0
✗
0.992 0 0.000199
78 tax_cut 2
✓
0.00219 0 0
✗
0.998 0 0
79 econom_crisi 6
✓
0.00756 0 0.000796
✗
0.991 0 0.000199
80 rais_tax 47
✓
0.0549 0 0
✗
0.945 0 0
81 econom_crisi 3
✓
0.00378 0 0
✗
0.996 0 0
82 herbert_hoover 13
✓
0.0173 0 0
✗
0.983 0 0
83 rais_tax 36
✓
0.0438 0 0
✗
0.956 0 0
84 barnei_frank 5
✓
0.00637 0 0
✗
0.994 0 0
85 rich_peopl 10
✓
0.0123 0 0.000597
✗
0.987 0 0
86 speaker_pelosi 30
✓
0.04 0 0
✗
0.96 0 0
87 harri_reid 2
✓
0.00279 0 0.000597
✗
0.997 0 0
88 barack_obama 2
✓
0.00418 0 0.000199
✗
0.995 0 0.000597
89 spend_polici 7
✓
0.00955 0 0.00119
✗
0.986 0.00279 0.000796
90 social_secur 39
✓
0.0338 0 0.000199
✗
0.965 0.000597 0
91 ted_kennedi 134
✓
0.00239 0 0.543
✗
0.454 0 0
92 russ_feingold 2
✓
0 0 0.00478
✗
0.457 0 0.539
93 joe_lieberman 2
✓
0.000398 0 0.00338
✗
0.457 0 0.539
94 rais_tax 33
✓
0.543 0 0
✗
0.457 0 0.000199
95 retir_ag 9
✓
0.00736 0 0
✗
0.993 0 0
96 ronald_reagan 17
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
97 tip_o'neil 2
✓
0.000199 0 0
✗
1 0 0
98 social_secur 12
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
99 american_peopl 7
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
100 unit_state 18
✓
0.000199 0 0
✗
1 0 0
101 tip_o'neil 20
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
102 ronald_reagan 2
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
103 retir_ag 11
✓
0.000398 0 0
✗
1 0 0
104 rais_tax 26
✓
0.187 0 0
✗
0.813 0 0
105 tax_increas 50
✓
0.0155 0 0.000199
✗
0.984 0 0
106 bad_thing 7
✓
0.00199 0 0
✗
0.998 0 0
107 peopl_support 6
✓
0.00119 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
108 social_secur 10
✓
0.000398 0 0
✗
1 0 0
109 retir_ag 11
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
110 social_secur 23
✓
0.000199 0 0
✗
1 0 0
111 futur_gener 7
✓
0.000199 0 0
✗
1 0 0
112 judici_nomin 68
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
113 immigr_reform 6
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
114 democrat_leadership 12
✓
0 0 0
✗
1 0 0
115 presid_bush 22
✓
0.0127 0 0
✗
0.987 0 0
116 bush_plan 0
✓
0.000597 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
117 social_secur 3
✓
0.0175 0 0
✗
0.982 0 0
118 stock_market 18
✓
0.212 0 0.00896
✗
0.779 0 0
119 good_idea 26
✓
0.0509 0 0.0135
✗
0.927 0 0.00816
120 tax_increas 18
✓
0.0233 0 0.00179
✗
0.969 0 0.00637
121 social_secur 13
✓
0.00637 0 0.00239
✗
0.983 0 0.00836
122 unit_state 29
✓
0.000398 0 0.38
✗
0.608 0 0.0113
123 social_secur_benefit 2
✓
0.000398 0 0.00935
✗
0.602 0 0.388
124 senior_citizen 42
✓
0.000597 0 0.0113
✗
0.591 0 0.397
125 social_secur 14
✓
0.000398 0 0.000398
✗
0.592 0 0.408
126 social_secur_benefit 27
✓
0.000199 0 0.000398
✗
0.592 0 0.408
127 senior_citizen 11
✓
0.00557 0 0.00119
✗
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128 stock_market 21
✓
0.382 0 0.000995
✗
0.597 0 0.0193
129 social_secur 11
✓
0.0103 0 0
✗
0.976 0 0.0139
130 import_issu 79
✓
0.0231 0 0.00318
✗
0.969 0 0.00517
131 social_secur 6
✓
0.00896 0 0
✗
0.991 0 0.000199
132 ronald_reagan 15
✓
0.000796 0 0
✗
0.999 0 0
133 tip_o'neil 2
✓
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✗
1 0 0
134 social_secur 7
✓
0.0161 0 0
✗
0.984 0 0
135 work_american 15
✓
0.0995 0 0.393
✗
0.508 0 0
136 american_todai 0
✓
0.000398 0 0.173
✗
0.434 0.000796 0.392
137 american_peopl 25
✓
0.00398 0 0.377
✗
0.103 0 0.516
138 nation_secur 14
✓
0.000796 0 0.127
✗
0.0165 0 0.856
139 elect_presid 8
✓
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✗
0.00796 0 0.963
140 unit_state 3
✓
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✗
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141 presid_obama 52
✓
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✗
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142 run_mate 58
✓
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✗
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✓
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✗
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✓
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✗
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145 run_mate 9
✓
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✗
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146 import_issu 47
✓
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✗
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147 __NUM___troop 11
✓
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✗
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148 bush_administr 4
✓
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✗
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149 iraqi_govern 15
✓
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✗
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150 prime_minist 2
✓
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✗
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151 elect_presid 39
✓
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✗
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152 sectarian_violenc 204
✓
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✗
0.000398 0 0.545
153 big_issu 16
✓
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✗
0 0 0.671
154 american_peopl 6
✓
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✗
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155 front_page 9
✓
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✗
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156 republican_candid 85
✓
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✗
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157 john_mccain 16
✓
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✗
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158 poll_number 2
✓
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✗
0 0 0.992
159 work_hard 82
✓
0.00915 0 0.162
✗
0 0 0.829
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