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Barack Obama almost loses domain name — U.S. Sen.

As stated by The Chicago Tribune, up-and-coming political start U.S. Sen. Barack Obama almost let his domain name expire. Obama’s domain, www.barackobama.com, was regarding to be dropped when drop service Pool.com contacted Obama and offered to help him get the domain back at no charge.

It still surprises me that politicians don’t put domain name management at the top of their to-do lists!

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