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The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2012

TIME's social media editor Allie Townsend & social media associate Amy Lombard pick the 140 Twitter feeds that are shaping the online conversation in 2012. Let us know what you think of our choices, using hashtag #Twitter140.

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Andrew Exum

By Allie TownsendMarch 15, 20120

I arrived in London to the terrible, shocking news that George Clooney was arrested. My prayers are with his family in this difficult time.
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Andrew Exum (@abumuqawama) March 16, 2012

Followers: 10K

Center for a New American Security fellow Andrew Exum is an author, an Army veteran and an expert on the Middle East, but what we love about Exum on Twitter is his participation. Too many “experts” forget to join the very conversation they’re attempting to shape, but Exum is genuinely interested – a refreshing break from so many who seek to sermonize without interacting.

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