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Obama's Chief Speechwriter, 27, Works on Inaugural Address While Making His Own Transition

 
The job requires him to work unnoticed, even in plain view, so Jon Favreau settles into a wooden chair at a busy Starbucks in the center of Penn Quarter. Deadline looms, and he needs to write at least half a page by the end of the day. As the espresso machines whir, Favreau opens his laptop, calls... (link)

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