For all of Mountain Lion's iOS-derived goodness, one highlight plenty of folks would love to see in OS X is still missing in action: Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant.

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Nintendogs will launch later this year in North America, a game in which "owners" interact with and train a variety of breeds of digital puppies (what is up with all the pooch action lately?), giving voice commands, playing games and "developing real emotional bonds" (we'll have to see it to believe it).

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The changing demographics in America require that our politicians become more culturally intelligent about Hispanics and begin to empower their voice and encourage them to take action.

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The exchange also demonstrates the passive voice, the form of speech in which the doer of the action is not stated.

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And I ask -- I ask every American who agrees to lift your voice: Tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now.

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