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Published 12/15/2008 at Latest from Computerworld

If reports that President-Elect Barack Obama might have to give up his BlackBerry for reasons of national security sound paranoid, think again. A Fox television affiliate in Washington, D.C. reports that it was able to purchase a BlackBerry from a fire sale at McCain campaign headquarters for a mere US$20, and the handheld came with an unexpected bonus: it was loaded with confidential campaign information. (link)

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