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Russia world chess champion Kasparov disparaged IBM's Deep Blue computer, which defeated the world's best chess player in 1997, as a passing entertainment akin to the wind-up automata of the 18th century. A strong human Jeopardy! player, or a human doctor, may get the answer wrong, but he is unlikely to make a huge blunder... 

In the Budget Statement 2011, our Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam claimed that Singapore has a highly progressive tax system. He said “… it all adds up to a highly progressive fiscal system. If we add up all our taxes – income and property taxes, GST and other indirect taxes – we find that the top 10% of households... 

Chiam See Tong may be able to anchor a team to win a GRC. I hope he delivers. But what is badly needed in Parliament is more Chee Soon Juans. Personally I think he is the most wronged person in politics. He has given his all, his career, his family and his life to politics, to serve Singapore. If this is not sacrifice, what...