United, And It Feels Sorta Good
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
THIS IS THE CLOSEST WE COULD GET TO THEM HUGGING Hillary, Obama (inset) (Photo: Getty Images) • Cashing out: Thursday night, Barack (now with big union muscles!) and Michelle Obama both wrote $2,300 personal checks to Hillary Clinton to help with her campaign debt. Let the unity tour commence!
• Gold watch time: Bill Gates retires today from his day-to-day duties heading up Microsoft, but he'll remain a part-time chairman of the board. Gates says he is now looking to save the world, not open up a highly profitable cookie franchise.
• Blasted: Earlier today, North Korea celebrate getting off the naughty list by demolishing a nuclear reactor tower, the most visible symbol of its nukes (but one easily rebuilt, if need be).
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