question: Washington (CNN) -- When the race is done, the balloons have wilted, and the confetti has been swept up, Campaign 2012 may be marked more by its failures than its triumphs.

But here's the starkest failure in these final days before the vote: Neither candidate has made a convincing enough argument for his presidency to break free of the margin of error in the polls.

No matter who is elected, close to as many Americans will have voted against him as for him.

Sure, Barack Obama has generally stayed a point or two ahead of his rival in most battlegrounds, but despite his mighty pushes and the advantage of the bully pulpit he has rarely done any better. And Mitt Romney, while he has managed to relentlessly nip at the president's heels like a dog chasing a car (as opposed to one riding on top), he has never been able to decisively bridge the gap from "also ran" to "front runner."

Mad dash in final bid for votes

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls -- an average of 10 national polls -- has Obama just one point ahead of Romney, 48%-47%. The latest CNN/ORC survey in the battleground state of Ohio has Obama up 50%-47%, and in Florida by just one point, 50%-49%. Both results are well within the polls' margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%.

And if both parties are not haunted by the ever-growing mob of voters calling themselves independents, they ought to be.

At least Dr. Rita Kirk at Southern Methodist University thinks so. She is director of the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. "Independent isn't a party," she says. "It just means 'none of the above.' People are not really satisfied with either party."
1. Who is leading in the most recent poll referenced?
2. Against who?
3. By what percentage?
4. 50-49?
5. What then?
6. What key states were mentioned?
7. Who was leading there?
8. What year is this election?
9. What is going to happen to the balloons?
10. What does the author think the election will be remembered for?
11. Rather then what?
12. Is either person expected to win big?
13. Who is the first female mentioned by name?
14. Where does she work?
15. What is her job title?
16. Of what?
17. What is she quoted as saying?
18. What is it actually?
19. Are these voters happy with either party?
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answer: 1. Obama
2. Romney
3. one point
4. No
5. 48%-47%
6. Ohio and Florida
7. Obama
8. 2012
9. They will wilt
10. its failures
11. its triumphs
12. no
13. Dr. Rita Kirk
14. Southern Methodist University
15. director
16. the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
17. Independent isn't a party
18. It just means 'none of the above.
19. no

question: The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) () is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organization. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business.

FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry.

Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FIMI replaced its physical singles chart with a digital downloads chartbased on legal internet and mobile downloadson 1 January 2008.

In July 2011, Enzo Mazza was confirmed as FIMI chairman.

In September 1994, the chairman of FIMI, Caccia Dominioni, announced the Federation's intention to establish an album chart to replace the previously existing charts, which were considered unreliable due to their compiling methods.
1. What is FIMI a member of?
2. What else?
3. What's it's main purpose?
4. What does it keep track of?
5. When did it start?
6. What does FIMI stand for?
7. What happened in 1992 that formed it's start?
8. How many companies does it represent?
9. What started in March 1995?
10. What did it become in 1997?
11. What decreased in sales in Italy?
12. What did they replace it with?
13. based on what?
14. When did that happen?
15. Who was chairman in 2011?
16. Who was chairman in 1994?
17. What announcement did they make?
18. What were they considered?
19. Due to what?
20. What kind of organization was it?
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answer: 1. the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
2. the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria
3. to protect the interests of the Italian record industry
4. all aspects of the music recording industry
5. 1992
6. The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
7. major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani
8. 2,500
9. Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart
10. the provider of the Italian official singles chart
11. CD singles
12. digital downloads char
13. legal internet and mobile downloads
14. 1 January 2008.
15. Enzo Mazza
16. Caccia Dominioni
17. the Federation's intention to establish an album chart
18. unreliable
19. their compiling methods
20. an umbrella organization

question: Oceania ( or ) is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, Oceania covers an area of and has a population of 40 million. Oceania is the smallest continental grouping in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica.

The islands at the geographic extremes of Oceania are Bonin Islands, a politically integral part of Japan; Hawaii, a state of the United States; Clipperton Island, a possession of France; the Juan Fernandez Islands, belonging to Chile; the Campbell Islands, belonging to New Zealand; and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, belonging to Australia. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial market of Australia and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and human development index, to the much less developed economies that belong to countries such as of Kiribati and Tuvalu. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, with Sydney being the largest city of both Oceania and Australia.

The first settlers of Australia, New Guinea, and the large islands just to the east arrived between 50,000 and 30,000 years ago, when Neanderthals still roamed. Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onward. Portuguese navigators, between 1512 and 1526, reached the Tanimbar Islands, some of the Caroline Islands and west Papua New Guinea. On his first voyage in the 18th century, James Cook, who later founded the Hawaiian Islands, went to Tahiti and followed the east coast of Australia for the first time. The Pacific front saw major action during the Second World War, mainly between the belligerents United States, its ally Australia, and Japan.
1. What does Oceania have a diverse mix of?
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answer:
1. Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia