Barack Obama

This speech titled 2008.06.16 originally had 5432 tokens. In its cue-lag representation, it has 245 cue terms and an average lag of 19.9. You can see the original speech or the tokenized/stemmed speech with overlaying cue-lags.


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# Cue term Lag before term Posterior distribution
Restart ∑Left Center ∑Right
1 hous_market 62
0.00398 0 0.996
0 0 0
2 credit_market 12
0 0 0.0165
0 0 0.983
3 __NUM___job 2
0 0 0.0115
0 0 0.988
4 unemploy_rate 9
0.000398 0.000199 0.0543
0 0 0.945
5 rise_cost 17
0.172 0.00756 0.0297
0.000199 0.000199 0.791
6 health_insur 2
0.0117 0.000199 0.413
0.154 0 0.42
7 food_price 8
0.00398 0.000597 0.143
0.049 0.000199 0.803
8 manufactur_job 20
0 0.00139 0.896
0 0 0.102
9 work_american 26
0.00577 0.00896 0.109
0 0.00119 0.875
10 health_care 22
0.0442 0.00896 0.0898
0.00418 0.00915 0.844
11 work_american 51
0.00617 0.0428 0.231
0.00756 0.0165 0.696
12 middl_class 8
0.0464 0.03 0.127
0.0109 0.0583 0.728
13 tax_cut 1
0.00557 0.000597 0.00915
0.0561 0.0878 0.841
14 rise_cost 6
0.495 0.00358 0.00657
0.0621 0.0571 0.375
15 hous_market 14
0.439 0 0.000398
0.551 0 0.00975
16 health_care_plan 2
0.0107 0 0
0.989 0 0
17 lower_cost 3
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
18 health_insur 5
0.000796 0 0.00239
0.997 0 0
19 same_kind 2
0.00139 0 0.0163
0.98 0 0.00239
20 social_secur 14
0.00259 0 0.965
0.0143 0 0.0177
21 credit_card 24
0 0 0.134
0 0 0.866
22 hous_market 2
0.000995 0 0.00716
0 0 0.992
23 american_economi 36
0 0.000398 0.128
0 0 0.872
24 bush_administr 4
0 0 0.0583
0 0 0.942
25 administr_polici 0
0.0113 0 0.0115
0 0 0.977
26 plai_field 4
0.0117 0 0.0679
0.0105 0 0.91
27 america_futur 26
0.423 0.000398 0.264
0.0179 0 0.295
28 soviet_union 100
0.572 0.000796 0.0979
0.276 0 0.0541
29 america_global 11
0.0185 0.000398 0.000199
0.837 0.000597 0.143
30 eastern_europ 14
0.0145 0 0.000597
0.85 0.000199 0.135
31 south_carolina 30
0.125 0.000199 0.00159
0.855 0 0.0179
32 year_ago 10
0.0259 0.000199 0.0245
0.932 0 0.0177
33 turn_back 124
0.967 0 0.00139
0.0269 0 0.00458
34 live_standard 15
0.0543 0.00259 0.0181
0.92 0 0.00517
35 turn_back 33
0.224 0 0.00139
0.77 0 0.00418
36 __NUM___centuri 40
0.122 0 0.0161
0.858 0 0.00458
37 american_peopl 31
0.0963 0 0.0302
0.86 0 0.0133
38 privat_sector 8
0.0105 0 0.0354
0.917 0 0.0372
39 common_purpos 63
0.152 0 0
0.848 0 0
40 found_father 4
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
41 american_market 19
0.0511 0.000398 0.049
0.9 0 0
42 civil_war 9
0.00617 0.000398 0.00697
0.938 0.000199 0.048
43 nation_academi 12
0.0382 0.000398 0.00716
0.933 0.000199 0.0211
44 safeti_net 32
0.035 0.000199 0.00736
0.954 0 0.00299
45 dark_dai 27
0.0175 0 0
0.981 0 0.00139
46 cold_war 3
0.00338 0 0.00139
0.994 0 0.00119
47 unit_state 100
0.823 0 0.0513
0.126 0 0
48 global_economi 41
0.253 0 0.00677
0.731 0 0.00876
49 child_left 32
0.0215 0 0.00179
0.965 0 0.0115
50 clinton_administr 124
0.0589 0.000995 0.858
0.0814 0 0.00119
51 budget_deficit 13
0.0233 0.000796 0.0734
0.116 0.000398 0.786
52 trillion_dollar 10
0 0 0.203
0.000199 0 0.796
53 tax_cut 13
0 0.000796 0.0595
0 0 0.94
54 unnecessari_war 7
0 0 0.0362
0 0 0.964
55 senat_mccain 4
0 0 0.000398
0 0 1
56 nation_secur 28
0.000796 0 0.00259
0 0 0.997
57 cold_war 16
0.00199 0.000796 0.00179
0.000796 0 0.995
58 young_peopl 68
0.516 0 0.48
0.000597 0 0.00259
59 georg_bush 24
0.000199 0 0.565
0.00159 0 0.433
60 john_mccain 9
0 0 0.00935
0.000597 0 0.99
61 fall_back 33
0.000796 0.000398 0.0257
0 0 0.973
62 fair_trade 41
0.00338 0.000398 0.0308
0.000398 0 0.965
63 year_ago 100
0.858 0.000597 0.0593
0.00199 0 0.0806
64 high_school 5
0.166 0 0
0.833 0 0.000398
65 school_district 15
0.0145 0 0
0.985 0 0
66 dropout_rate 77
0.0408 0 0
0.959 0 0
67 industri_nation 3
0.000995 0 0
0.999 0 0
68 incom_student 10
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
69 global_economi 15
0.00517 0 0.00338
0.991 0 0
70 senat_mccain 11
0.00259 0 0.00478
0.989 0 0.00338
71 statu_quo 11
0.0125 0 0.000796
0.981 0 0.00577
72 __MONEY___billion 34
0.0121 0 0.00119
0.983 0 0.00378
73 earli_childhood 9
0.00836 0 0
0.992 0 0
74 childhood_educ 0
0.000796 0 0
0.999 0 0
75 health_care_cost 32
0.00995 0.000199 0
0.99 0 0
76 child_left 16
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
77 high_standard 21
0.00458 0 0
0.995 0 0
78 standard_test 12
0.00199 0 0
0.998 0 0
79 student_achiev 27
0.00677 0 0.000199
0.993 0 0
80 colleg_educ 53
0.0533 0 0
0.947 0 0
81 school_district 16
0.0297 0 0
0.97 0 0
82 rural_america 6
0.0261 0 0
0.974 0 0
83 research_show 39
0.0227 0.000199 0.000199
0.977 0 0
84 __NUM___centuri 35
0.0125 0 0
0.987 0 0
85 charter_school 17
0.00478 0 0
0.995 0 0
86 public_school_system 3
0.000199 0 0.000398
0.999 0 0
87 standard_test 64
0.0129 0 0.000199
0.987 0 0
88 high_school 119
0.0613 0 0
0.939 0 0
89 colleg_educ 7
0.00756 0 0.000597
0.992 0 0
90 senat_mccain 19
0.00537 0.0175 0.405
0.571 0 0.000597
91 tax_break 9
0.038 0.000398 0.23
0.356 0.00537 0.37
92 young_peopl 10
0.807 0 0.00478
0.161 0 0.0271
93 tax_credit 9
0.0547 0.000398 0.00299
0.928 0 0.0135
94 commun_colleg 18
0.113 0 0
0.887 0 0.000199
95 __NUM___centuri 48
0.2 0 0.000995
0.798 0 0.000199
96 gi_bill 1
0.0183 0 0
0.982 0 0
97 educ_system 30
0.108 0.000199 0.00478
0.887 0 0
98 local_govern 18
0.0426 0.198 0.123
0.632 0.000597 0.00498
99 energi_polici 18
0.0183 0 0.747
0.191 0 0.0436
100 nation_secur 17
0.00736 0 0.0342
0.175 0 0.784
101 face_todai 25
0.00438 0.000597 0.0577
0.153 0 0.784
102 foreign_oil 13
0 0 0.204
0.00199 0 0.794
103 clean_energi 56
0.000597 0 0.0225
0 0 0.977
104 __NUM___centuri 21
0 0 0.00617
0 0 0.994
105 altern_energi 6
0 0 0.00318
0 0 0.997
106 econom_growth 30
0.00915 0 0.58
0 0 0.411
107 clean_energi 2
0.000199 0 0.0175
0.00119 0 0.981
108 georg_bush 10
0 0 0.00935
0 0 0.991
109 big_oil 18
0 0 0.0119
0 0 0.988
110 close_door 2
0.00458 0 0.00159
0 0 0.994
111 john_mccain 3
0 0 0.00159
0.00418 0 0.994
112 renew_energi 29
0 0 0.03
0 0 0.97
113 energi_secur 4
0 0 0.000796
0 0 0.999
114 __MONEY___billion 9
0 0 0.00219
0 0 0.998
115 ten_year 4
0 0 0.00139
0 0 0.999
116 green_energi 4
0 0 0.000597
0 0 0.999
117 __NUM___million_job 7
0 0 0.158
0 0 0.842
118 good_job 7
0.000796 0 0.00856
0 0 0.991
119 wind_turbin 12
0 0 0.00955
0 0 0.99
120 electr_car 15
0 0 0.00537
0 0 0.995
121 assembl_line 5
0.000597 0 0.00557
0 0 0.994
122 auto_industri 11
0 0 0.0101
0 0 0.99
123 green_technolog 4
0 0 0.00179
0 0 0.998
124 georg_bush 12
0.000199 0 0.00697
0 0 0.993
125 altern_energi 66
0 0 0.0259
0 0 0.974
126 nuclear_power 19
0 0.000199 0.00557
0 0 0.994
127 creat_job 23
0.00119 0.000199 0.0362
0 0 0.962
128 win_back 13
0.00139 0 0.00756
0.000199 0.000199 0.991
129 john_mccain 30
0 0 0.0107
0.000199 0 0.989
130 oil_compani 7
0 0 0.00637
0 0 0.994
131 compani_profit 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
132 green_job 19
0.000398 0 0.00557
0 0 0.994
133 tax_break 5
0 0 0.529
0 0 0.471
134 job_oversea 3
0 0.000398 0.0643
0 0 0.935
135 american_job 5
0.00159 0.0139 0.0103
0 0.000398 0.974
136 senat_mccain 1
0.000995 0.0241 0.00259
0.00139 0.0143 0.957
137 tax_incent 9
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0.00119 0.0378 0.645
138 put_forward 20
0.174 0 0.697
0.00279 0.00159 0.125
139 __NUM___centuri 16
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0.164 0 0.693
140 job_loss 27
0.0702 0.0117 0.0424
0.211 0 0.665
141 commun_colleg 4
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0.273 0 0.0225
142 feder_fund 96
0.267 0.000796 0.0796
0.642 0 0.0105
143 tax_credit 9
0.0233 0 0.00657
0.89 0 0.0802
144 __NUM___centuri 10
0.0213 0.000199 0.00995
0.887 0 0.0818
145 senat_mccain 41
0.00279 0.935 0.0173
0.035 0.000199 0.00975
146 small_busi 6
0 0.0681 0
0.000398 0.932 0
147 tax_relief 9
0 0.00716 0.000199
0 0.993 0
148 middl_class 3
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0 0.997 0.000199
149 capit_gain 17
0 0.0133 0
0 0.987 0
150 gain_tax 0
0 0.000398 0
0 1 0
151 john_mccain 5
0.354 0.000597 0.394
0.00438 0.242 0.00418
152 spend___MONEY__ 79
0.547 0.000199 0.133
0.317 0.00159 0.000796
153 health_care 2
0.0728 0 0.000398
0.86 0.000597 0.0667
154 medic_record 25
0.0812 0 0
0.919 0 0
155 lower_cost 5
0.00159 0 0
0.998 0 0
156 stem_cell 9
0.00179 0 0
0.998 0 0
157 cell_research 0
0.000398 0 0
1 0 0
158 univers_health_care 19
0.00438 0 0
0.996 0 0
159 health_insur 9
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0.998 0 0
160 health_care_cost 18
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0.963 0 0.000199
161 __NUM___centuri 25
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0.338 0 0.000199
162 american_societi 49
0.392 0.000597 0.0239
0.567 0 0.0171
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0.0157 0 0.000597
0.948 0 0.0352
164 teddi_roosevelt 2
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0.951 0 0.0356
165 __NUM___centuri 13
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0.00279 0 0.421
167 ten_year 2
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0.00259 0 0.994
168 privat_invest 7
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169 iraqi_govern 61
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170 clean_energi 41
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0.00438 0 0.249
171 air_travel 33
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0.146 0.000199 0.586
172 unit_state 100
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0.118 0 0.152
173 back_america 56
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174 special_interest 47
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0.619 0 0.0201
175 educ_system 15
0.0981 0 0
0.901 0 0.000597
176 health_care_system 9
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0.962 0 0.000597
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0.00299 0 0.00458
178 trade_polici 8
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0 0 0.983
179 free_trade 14
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0 0 0.992
180 save_monei 3
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0 0 0.993
181 georg_bush 18
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182 john_mccain 2
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0 0 0.998
183 trade_agreement 8
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0 0 0.996
184 south_korea 13
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0 0 0.99
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0 0 0.973
186 long_term 9
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187 term_interest 0
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0.00816 0 0.989
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0 0 0.985
189 special_interest 4
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0 0 0.995
190 american_worker 3
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0.000995 0 0.985
191 public_support 8
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192 make_sens 10
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193 washington_lobbyist 3
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0 0 0.996
194 senat_mccain 3
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0 0 0.997
195 mccain_campaign 0
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0 0 1
196 free_trade 21
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199 put_simpli 10
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200 wall_street 22
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201 main_street 5
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202 fiscal_respons 20
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203 bush_administr 13
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206 __MONEY___trillion 3
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207 entitl_spend 1
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208 fiscal_problem 16
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209 iraq_war 35
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210 govern_program 6
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211 greenhous_gase 9
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212 special_interest 16
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213 tax_cut 5
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214 bush_administr 11
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215 econom_polici 1
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216 john_mccain 1
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221 __MONEY___million 12
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223 foreign_countri 18
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224 work_peopl 8
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226 john_mccain 7
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230 special_interest 18
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232 __NUM___centuri 7
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233 statu_quo 15
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239 __NUM___centuri 59
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240 renew_energi 8
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245 american_centuri 8
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0.423 0.00239 0.000199
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