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Feb 25 2009 9:19am EDT

First Bytes: Obama, Twittering Congress, U.S. Innovation

Obama emphasized green tech, health information technology and increased research as parts of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in his informal State of the Union address last night. [PCMag.com]

Members of Congress are now Twittering through presidential speeches, as they did throughout Obama's last night. [CNN]

When it comes to innovation, the competitive edge of the United States economy has eroded sharply over the last decade, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research group. [New York Times]

Google wants to assist the European Commission in proving antitrust charges against Microsoft related to the company's dominance of the Web browser market. [CNet News]

Did Steve Ballmer "yada yada yada" over the best parts of the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal discussion yesterday? [All Things Digital]

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