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7 July 2011updated 01 Jul 2021 12:14pm

Obama’s answers not short, but tweet

The US President's first ever Twitter town hall meeting proves a test for his notorious oratory.

By Emanuelle Degli Esposti

In an effort to reach out to modern America, Barack Obama held his first ever witter town hall meeting on 6 July, in which he answered questions directed through the social networking site, Twitter.

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