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Shocker: celeb tweets do not influence public policy

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September 23, 2010 at 6:49PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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AP Photo of someone whose insights on new laws regulating the amount of lead in consumer products are not as influential as previously believed (AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This may come as a shock: Ashton Kutcher is not as influential as you may think:

Really? Because I was up all night hitting refresh to see what Justin Bieber said about the President's speech before the UN.

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