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News broke last week that hackers had accessed the private Yahoo e-mail account of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. They exposed a few innocuous e-mails, but the incident surely left many wondering whether the same thing could happen to them.

Many computer users stick to obvious passwords, and rely on the same one for all of their accounts. According to InTechnology.com, these are the 10 most common passwords.

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