McCain Gets Tech-y With Twitter, BlackBerry


	McCain Gets Tech-y With Twitter, BlackBerry

Elizabeth Woyke

2-26-2009 11:24 AM

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Elizabeth Woyke says:

The world has been closely tracking President Obama's BlackBerry use. But did you know that Senator John McCain has been Tweeting and rocking a BlackBerry since January? McCain mostly writes about his work schedule and media appearances, but occasionally gets more personal, like his happy birthday shout-out to fellow senator Joe Lieberman earlier this week.

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