During the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt reassured anxious Americans through his famous fireside chats over the radio. Now, in the 21st century, President Obama has found his own fireside equivalent, launching an online town hall meeting Thursday where he will answer citizens' questions about the troubled economy and his efforts to fix it. "We're going to try something a little different. We are going to take advantage of the Internet to bring all of you to the White House." (source: edition.cnn.com)
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