Obama keeps the BlackBerry

President Obama doesn't have to kick his BlackBerry addiction after all, the White House confirmed Thursday. The security concerns apparently have been worked out, even to the point where hackers will not be able to track Obama with GPS coordinates from the device. The president will be outfitted with a super-secure (and pricey) smartphone version. -- CAM

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