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Bill By the NumbersThe former president shows Hillary how it's done.

By Timothy NoahPosted Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at 10:11 PM ET

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Number of times Bill Clinton said "Obama" in his convention speech: 15.
Number of times Bill Clinton said "I": 13
Number of times Bill Clinton said "me": 6.

Now that's more like it.

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