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Big data is a buzzword that often sounds more like a problem than a solution – but in the case of Flint, Michigan’s lead-poisoned water scandal, Google.org is at hand with cash to help the city use data to fix a big government problem. Campaigning journalist Michael Moore is a resident of Flint and summarized the scandal like this: The basics are now known: the Republican governor, Rick Snyder, nullified the free elections in Flint, deposed the mayor and city council, then appointed his own man to run the city. To save money, they decided to unhook the people of Flint from…

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