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New Niche: The Business of Politics

For nearly three decades, voter turnout among young Americans steadily declined; it seemed that people under 30 just didn't care about elections or political issues. But the tide started turning in 2004, when voter turnout among 18- to 29-year-olds was higher than any year except 1992.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News August 1, 2008

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of Veggie Fest in Naperville, Ill., said they are hoping for a turnout of 10,000 -- about 4 percent of the turnout at the same city's Ribfest.

Veggie Fest hopes for record crowd

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of Veggie Fest in Naperville, Ill., said they are hoping for a turnout of 10,000 -- about 4 percent of the turnout at the same city's Ribfest.

Cinemalaya entry 'Boses' discovers new child star

When film director Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil was looking for a new child actor to portray a mute character in her project “Boses,” she was amazed at the turnout of the audition.

ITTY BITTY BITS: Obama's Oprah bounce; Scarlett turns red; Bengals player plugs artist; husband of Nancy Wilson dies.

Two University of Maryland economists claim that Oprah Winfrey's influence in the presidential election delivered one million voters to her favorite candidate, Barack Obama. According to the New York Post, Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore "developed complex numerical formulas to calibrate the might of Oprah's star power, based on book sales, TV ratings, voter turnout and other factors, to determine that she put 1,015,519 votes in the Obama column."

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