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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Richardson's tenure as governor included economic strides for the state, specifically in the film and television industry, as well as major investments in public education, around $1 billion in tax cuts for New Mexicans and advances in clean energy, education, transportation, healthcare, immigration [and] environmental protection, according to the Richardson Center's website." | Positive | 56% Conservative |
| "He served as ambassador to the United Nations for a year starting in 1997 and as Secretary of Energy for two years starting in 1998 after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the role." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Bill Richardson, the former ambassador to the United Nations, governor of New Mexico and U.S. representative, died at his home in Massachusetts at age 75, according to news outlets." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "Richardson's tenure as governor included economic strides for the state, specifically in the film and television industry, as well as major investments in public education, around $1 billion in tax cuts for New Mexicans and advances in clean energy, education, transportation, healthcare, immigration [and] environmental protection, according to the Richardson Center's website." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Throughout a distinguished career as Congressman, UN Ambassador, Energy Secretary and Governor, Bill Richardson has developed an exceptional international reputation, an extensive network of personal contacts and enormous global experience, the Richardson Center's website says." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "Richardson has a proven track record of negotiating with and earning the trust of international leaders." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "While serving as governor, Richardson launched his campaign for president in 2008." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad and I have lost a mentor and a dear friend.Before launching his career in public service, Richardson got his bachelor's degree in political science and French at Tufts University in Medford in 1970." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "In the 10-plus years since his departure from government and entrance into life as a private citizen, Richardson has authored three books, received four Nobel Peace Prize nominations and started two foundations, including the Richardson Center and the Foundation to Preserve New Mexico Wildlife, which he founded with actor Robert Redford to protect wild horses." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Through the organization, Richardson has helped get hostages and American servicemen released in Cuba, Iraq, North Korea and the Sudan." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Richardson has succeeded in areas of the world where others refuse to negotiate." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "In 2002, Richardson's public interest career shifted away from the federal government and toward state politics, as he was elected governor of New Mexico, a position he would go on to hold for eight years after wiing reelection in 2006." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "There was no person that Gov. Richardson would not speak with if it held the promise of returning a person to freedom." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Richardson later moved from Washington, D.C., to New Mexico, a state where he would go on to become a political titan, wiing a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and serving as congressman for the next 14 years." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Richardson died in his sleep Friday night at his summer home in Chatham, WCVB reported, citing a statement from the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, a nonprofit he founded focused on promoting international conflict resolution." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The former ambassador's decades-long career in public service was marked by multiple high-level positions he held in former President Bill Clinton's administration, eight years as governor, a brief presidential run in 2008, several Nobel Peace Prize nominations and diplomatic efforts to get hostages released by hostile governments abroad." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "After leaving the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, Richardson took on two high-level executive positions in former President Bill Clinton's administration." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "After leaving the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, Richardson took on two high-level executive positions in former President Bill Clinton's administration." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Bill Richardson, the former ambassador to the United Nations, governor of New Mexico and U.S. representative, died at his home in Massachusetts at age 75, according to news outlets." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "After former President Barack Obama was elected president, he tapped Richardson to become the Secretary of Commerce; however, Richardson asked for his name to be withdrawn." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "After former President Barack Obama was elected president, he tapped Richardson to become the Secretary of Commerce; however, Richardson asked for his name to be withdrawn." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "After former President Barack Obama was elected president, he tapped Richardson to become the Secretary of Commerce; however, Richardson asked for his name to be withdrawn." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
78% : Richardson's tenure as governor included economic strides for the state, specifically in the film and television industry, as well as major investments in public education, around $1 billion in tax cuts for New Mexicans and advances in "clean energy, education, transportation, healthcare, immigration [and] environmental protection," according to the Richardson Center's website.61% : He served as ambassador to the United Nations for a year starting in 1997 and as Secretary of Energy for two years starting in 1998 after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the role.
28% : Bill Richardson, the former ambassador to the United Nations, governor of New Mexico and U.S. representative, died at his home in Massachusetts at age 75, according to news outlets.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.