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"Like FDR's fireside chats and President Kennedy's live press conferences, this first presidential town hall meeting on the Internet…

"Like FDR's fireside chats and President Kennedy's live press conferences, this first presidential town hall meeting on the Internet taps the most modern technology for old-fashioned communication between the American people and their president." - US President, Bill Clinton, in his first online chat with the American public last week.

Top Games

The top-selling Sony PlayStation games at Virgin Megastore are:

1. GTA 2 - £34.99

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2. Formula One '99 - £34.99

3. Star Wars - Phantom Menace - £34.99

4. Point Blank 2 - £39.99

5. Mission Impossible - £39.99

6. Quake II - £39.99

7. Driver - £39.99

8. Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kai - £34.99

9. Tarzan - £34.99

10. Carmageddon - £39.99

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