During the site visit, I took notes on what stood out.

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Then he gave a formal speech the next morning and, fueled this time by highly caffeinated tea, I again took notes, just to be sure.

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Because even though I sat in the front, paid attention and took detailed notes, I rarely raised my hand to answer a question.

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Here is a summary from the seven pages of notes I took.

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As the year comes to a close, I took a look back through my notes, and picked out my five favorite articles, written by journalists for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, and the Washington Post.

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Everybody took lots of notes, but I sensed a disconnect between the information people and the entertainment people.

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