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Thanks For Nothing, Stephen: Colbert Spoils The Wiki Veep Indicator

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By Mark Memmott

Published August 9, 2012 at 12:53 PM MDT

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Buzz Killer.

Well, tracking changes to prominent politicians' Wikipedia pages of trying to get advance notice of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick.

But then to start messing around with some of those veep possibilities' Wiki pages.

So now such as those for Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty out of fear of "vandalism."

Thanks, Stephen. Now what will bloggers do? Report?

Update at 12:10 p.m. ET, Aug. 10. Romney's Page Too:

As , Wikipedia has had to lock down Romney's page as well.

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