It's one of the moments senior politicians must dread - the pre-conference-speech filming opportunity with local school children, curious, local school children who - without even trying - can put you on the spot.

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Most everyone owns a smartphone or tablet for the most part, and the games featured through apps and social media are 10 million times more available and marketed straight to more people without even trying.

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Three months later, Kan is faced with the dilemma of trying to spur growth without pushing those debts even higher, with the added complications of a surging currency and continuing deflation.

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Even without a visit from President Obama, Kogelo is still trying to make good use of the connection.

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We know it's been a rough couple of nights for you folks who didn't get your pre-order on (or got the shaft, even so) trying to hunt down a Playstation 3 without becoming the hunted, but there's an off chance that CompUSA may still be able to save your sanity.

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Without in-store distribution, this exposure is even more important to e-commerce sites trying to drive traffic and awareness.

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