The Buzzwords of 2008


	The Buzzwords of 2008
infopunk
12-22-2008 1:29 AM
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buzzwords, buzz, politics
infopunk says:
Politics without buzzwords is like sports without clichés, math without numbers or Blago without bleeps. Tough to imagine, in other words, especially in such a game-changer of a campaign year in which buzzwords were flying like shoes.
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