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Google Charts: "The Google Chart API lets you dynamically generate charts."
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A 2008 State of the Union tag cloud from Time.com. "A look at what President Bush said in his final State of the Union Address delivered Monday night. Each word is scaled in proportion to the number of times it was used. Roll over a word for its frequency."
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