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Last Updated: Tuesday July 14 2009 11:55 GMT

Obama overcomes technology breakdown

American President Barack Obama had to think fast when giving a speech, as one of the bits of technology that helps him remember his words broke.

He was talking about money when a teleprompter - which is made of glass - fell to the floor and smashed into pieces.

It didn't put Mr Obama off though, as he used a spare in the room and read from his notes.

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