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How The Attack On Osama Bin Laden Was Live-Tweeted

And other stories about how the news of Al Qaeda’s leader’s passing ping-ponged around the web and social media, from BNO News to George W. Bush. It was one of the most tweeted--but not the single most tweeted--events, Twitter tells us.READ»

Bush Makes Fun of Zuckerberg at Facebook

Former president George W. Bush stopped by Facebook's Palo Alto headquarters today, where Bush engaged in some good-humored raillery--at the hoodie-clad CEO's expense.READ»

A Guide to Presidential Bestsellers

It's pretty much a given that President George W. Bush's Decision Points will hit The New York Times best-seller list. Presidents' gracing the list is now as expected as writing a memoir in the first place. In fact, every president since Lyndon B. Johnson has written a memoir, and every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson -- except Pat Nixon -- has penned her own story too. We pitted recent political couples against one another to let book buyers declare winners. Better get writing, Michelle.READ»

Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Obama Says "I Inherited This Mess" With a Chart [WITH WAR OF THE INFOGRAPHICS UPDATE!]

A chart marking the first anniversary of the stimulus package makes a case for the Obama administration's effectiveness at saving jobs. READ»

Is Technology Making Us Idiots?

In his insightful 2008 article in the Atlantic, Nicolas Carr asks, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" He goes on to explore how new technology has altered our reading habits and, more unsettlingly, how we process information and think. It is a cerebral piece that meets the high intellectual standards we expect of that august magazine. I, however, would like to bring his lofty discussion of the impact of new technology on our lives down to the muckier level of human dysfunction. I would suggest that not only is the latest technology making us stupider, but it is also making us just plain idiots! READ»

AT&T Gets Annoyed by Net Neutrality, Opera Mobile Gets Squashed by China

"If it bothers you that the China government does it, it should bother you when your cable company does it." - White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Internet Policy, Andrew McLaughlinREAD»

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The Empire Strikes Barack: Obama Cancels Europe's Star Wars Defense Shield

President Obama's just canceled a Bush-backed missile defense shield destined to protect Europe from Iranian ICBMs. It's a whole new ball game compared to the original "Star Wars" SDI program. Remember that? Let us remind you.READ»

To Be A Leader, Make Sure You Vote

Yesterday, the fate of Minnesota's Senate seat, undecided since the November election, was finally decided; the margin, out of 2.9 million votes cast, all of 312. Congratulations to Senator Al Franken. In 2000, George W. Bush's ...READ»

At Skoll, Biz Dean Roger Martin Inspires Social Entrepreneurs to Find a Better Way

Roger Martin has come clean: Barack Obama made him cry. In his remarks during the plenary opening of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, the dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of ...READ»

Rwanda to Obama: Emulate George W. Bush, Not Bill Clinton

Why the country's officials say they're taking a wait-and-see approach to the new administrationREAD»