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October 24, 2006 10:34 AM PDT

Googler in chief, George W. Bush

by Harry Fuller

Searching for answers? Google. No matter how big your staff, no matter how large your army, Google helps.

President George W. Bush admits to Googling. The Wall Street Journal's blog on politics has a transcript of a TV interview where the president talked about Googling.

To quote the chief Googler: "One of the things I've used on the Google is to pull up maps. It's very interesting to see that. I forgot the name of the program, but you get the satellite and you can--like, I kind of like to look at the ranch on Google, reminds me of where I want to be sometimes."

Like lonely people across the planet, the president turns to Google to make a connection.

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