Time added to 2008 allows for longer smooch

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:11 AM EST (CNN)

Official timekeepers are adding extra time to the end-of-the-year countdown. Tonight's "leap-second" is the first of three scheduled for coming years to account for irregularities in astronomical time.

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Caroline Kennedy repeats 'you know' 142 times in interview
Tue Dec 30, 2008
- Why would the article be focused on how many times she said "you know?" Why not focus on her blatant lack of reasoning to hold the position in the first place? One thing is clear, Miss Kennedy didn't inherit her father's public speaking skills.

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