By the time the SEC finally approved the IPO on Wednesday afternoon, the initial giddiness had turned to nervous exhaustion.

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The smudging has turned some of the giddiness of iPad ownership to disappointment.

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With the giddiness of a propeller head asked to the prom, Orszag told his staff that he had been invited to ride with the President to Capitol Hill to meet with Democratic senators for lunch, and after the conference call he was off.

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