Obama puts his beloved BlackBerry to work

Jan 29, 2009
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President Barack Obama checks his BlackBerry as he walks along the West Wing Colonnade towards the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) -- He won the fight to keep it. Now, Barack Obama is putting his beloved BlackBerry to work. Upon returning to the White House on Thursday morning after a trip to his younger daughter's school for a class presentation, the president walked along the West Wing Colonnade toward the Oval Office while looking down at the electronic communicating device he held in both hands.


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PrezBo's a BerryBlack oligarch sockpuppet for his puppeteers, their strings he dare not cut, he cannot refuse their offer of guidance.

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