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Few noises are more beautiful after one has gotten out of bed than that of a coffee maker performing its humble yet essential function.

The AP is Obama's Twitter

Just now, I dropped by Yahoo! News and one of the current top stories is a riveting Associated Press piece with the following headline: "Obama takes a break for some chili and sausage." Depending on the President-elect's intestinal fortitude, I predict that within the next hour, the AP will post a follow-up story bearing the headline "Obama takes a break at the loo."