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Huffington Post does it. Raw Story does it. Obama does it, and so too, reportedly, do Republicans like Karl Rove. They all use Twitter.
Twitter is software which allows a registered member to send out very brief messages to others, either from twitter.com’s website or from a cell phone. Recipients can get the messages either on [...]

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Monterey Bay Area writer Pat Hanson delivers some practical suggestions for handling a Christmas when material resources are short.
Virtual Christmas Giving: A True Story
I prefer Halloween to Christmas.  You can dress up any way you like, pretend, and have an excuse for putting on a mask.  As soon as retailers start luring us with Christmas [...]

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