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Team Obama Told to Ditch Instant Messaging

Obama's staffers give up their favorite lifeline

By Amelia Atlas, Newser User

Posted Jan 18, 2009 6:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Team Obama will be chatting in the hall and by phone, Politico reports, because instant messaging just got the boot. Lawyers told them this week that programs like AIM and GChat, still staples of their daily operations, can't be used in the White House. "... Read full story »

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