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Powerful Playlists: The Music that Moves World Leaders
One of the best ways to ensure your favorite musical group will play a personal concert for you is to become a world leader.
Awkward: Obama (Sort Of) Locked Out of the White House
President Obama may be the most powerful person in America, but even he gets locked out of his house.
‘Oh, He’s Totally Mubaraking’: When Politicians Become Slang
Oxford Dictionaries Online, the younger, hipper cousin of the OED, proposed an idea in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution (or at least this first leg of it): To make Mubarak a verb.
To Promote High-Speed Rail, Mad Men Cast Does What It Knows Best: Pitching
If you’ve got to sell something, just let Mad Men do all the talking.
Conservative America’s Last Wishes: Hold the Flowers, Fund the Anti-Obama Campaign
From Arizona to Connecticut, there’s a new trend emerging among conservatives in America. Families of deceased Republicans are asking friends to fund Obama’s opposition in 2012 instead of sending flowers, reports Salon.
Presidential Friend Request: Obama and Zuckerberg to Sit Down
The key question on everyone’s lips after the world’s most powerful man and — yes! — President Obama meet in San Francisco Thursday? Will they ‘like’ each other?
Forget Flying: Americans Want to Read Minds and Travel Through Time
If you already knew that, then maybe you’re already a mind reader.
Michelle Obama Breaks The News: Prez Hasn’t Smoked in a Year
Barack Obama has kicked the cancer sticks, his First Lady told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.
White House, Un-Wired: Obama’s Office Suffers E-Mail Outage
There’s no time quite like a revolution happening on the other side of the world when the e-mail decides to go down. But that’s what happened yesterday at the White House.
Reading While Eating for January 27: Obama and Puppies Covered in Snow
Get excited, your Thursday lunch links are filled with cute animals!
Anonymous No More: O Author Revealed
The political world buzzed when O, an anonymous novel about President Obama, was released. And now we know the mysterious author. (via The Page)
