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3. Wael Ghonim on the Egyptian RevolutionOnly seven months after Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords (@Rep_Giffords) was shot in the head during a meet and greet in Tucson, she made a surprising return to the House in early August to vote on the debt-ceiling bill. She walked into the chamber to a standing ovation, the first show of solidarity from Congress in months.
7. Jonnie Marbles on Rupert MurdochThe politician-civilian interaction over social sites like Twitter and Facebook is increasing, with the U.S. pioneer being Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who uses his feed to answer questions, praise the Newark, N.J., community and even coordinate snow plows. The ability to maneuver in social spaces will only become more valuable to the politically ambitious, and as voters demand more interaction,
:woo hoo: Rick Astley!Minutes later, the White House (@whitehouse) responded with the "rickroll" of the year. The phrase is used to describe the gone-viral act of tricking someone into viewing (or listening to) Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." It's not the joke itself that makes the tweet notable — the rickrolling meme has been around for years — it's what it represents. Our government (in theory, at least) is listening — and it's not always as stodgy as we imagine.
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