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The Last Telegram? STOP The Presses

(STOP) NO REALLY (STOP) WHAT YOU ARE DOING (STOP) AND READ A NEWS STORY THAT SAYS ON JULY 14 THE STATE-RUN TELECOM FIRM BSNL IN INDIA WILL (STOP) SENDING TELEGRAMS, THEREBY HERALDING A (STOP) OF ALL TELEGRAMS ON EARTH. BUT THE ORIGINAL REPORT DID NOT (STOP) TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE PRIVATELY RUN COMPANIES STILL SENDING TELEGRAMS IN INDIA AND IN THE MAYBE WE SHOULD (STOP) REPORTING ON THE DEMISE OF OLD TECHNOLOGIES WHEN NEW ONES ARISE. THEY OFTEN CO-EXIST. JUST (STOP)

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Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.

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