WATCH UPDATE….Sadly, it turns out that George Bush’s watch wasn’t stolen by some enterprising Albanian thief after all. He took it off himself before he waded into the crowd. Chris Hayes comments: “Bush is savvier than I thought, apparently. Although it’s also pretty awesome that while he’s glad-handling he’s thinking ‘I bet you one of these Albanians is going to try to take my watch.’”
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