AfghanistanU.S. President Obama stated he would send 30,000 more troops, so people are tweeting about the political situation there and their reactions to this news.
#decemberwishPeople are tweeting their wishes for what will happen in the month of December.
HolidayPeople are tweeting ideas and helpful articles about what to do for a variety of winter holidays. Others are trying to sell gifts and decorations.
Google WaveEvery one still wants invites to the beta for Google's new communication/collaboration tool.
ChristmasChristmas (Dec. 25) is less than a month away! People are tweeting about everything from festive decorations to vacation plans.
World AIDS DayToday is a world-wide day for HIV and AIDS awareness (Dec. 1).
#worldaidsdayThe day we remember that 33 million people in the world have HIV (Dec. 1).
RedYou can tweet #red to turn tweets red today for World AIDS Day (Dec. 1).
HIVA disease that is preventable & treatable (World AIDS Day, Dec. 1).
#decemberwishPeople are tweeting their wishes for what will happen in the month of December.
Tiger WoodsHe made a statement regarding recent events including the car accident. People are still tweeting their speculation.
Google WaveEvery one still wants invites to the beta for Google's new communication/collaboration tool.
New MoonNew Moon, the second Twilight movie, is still number one at the box office.
Black FridayThe day after Thanksgiving (in the United States) is a huge shopping day, since the next holiday for many people is Christmas, which involves lots of gift giving. People are tweeting about the sales they took advantage of.
Happy ThanksgivingThe United States is celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday, Nov. 26.
#imthankfulforPeople are tweeting things they are thankful for this Thanksgiving (Nov. 26 in the United States).
ThanksgivingIn the United States, people give thanks on the fourth Thursday in November (in 2009, the 26th). People are tweeting how their vacation (or lack thereof) went.
#omgfactsPeople are retweeting facts from the twitter account @OMGfacts, and posting their own facts.
#musicmondayA meme for tweeting what you're listening to each Monday.
#classicmoviequotesPeople are tweeting classic lines from their favorite movies.
#leaveitinthe00sNext year is 2010. People are tweeting things they don't want to tag along into the next decade.
#blackfridayThe day after Thanksgiving (in the United States) is a huge shopping day, since the next holiday for many people is Christmas, which involves lots of gift giving. People are tweeting about the huge sales many stores have.
#mmShort for #musicmonday, the meme for tweeting what you're listening to to start your week.
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