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Obama Joins Twitter Universe (but He’s Not Following You)

But early indications suggest that the Twitter conversation may be more one-sided than he realizes. As of Monday evening, Mr. Obama was following only 65 other accounts, which mostly included the institutions of government: @HUDGov, @USTradeRep, @USTreasury and, of course, @FLOTUS. He was also following several Chicago sports teams, his college alma maters and two politicians: Bill Clinton and the elder George Bush.

But so far, no ordinary people. If Mr. Obama spends any time scanning his Twitter timeline on Tuesday, he is not likely to get that outside-of-Washington, bear-is-loose feeling that he so craves