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blog.wired.com - 11/17/2008

Barack Obama Uses a Mac

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Here's an interesting factoid you probably didn't know about our tech-savvy president-elect: He's a Mac user, according to Telegraph, who compiled a list of 50 facts you might not know about Barack Obama. He's not an iPhone user, though. "He says his worst habit is constantly ...

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