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This past week, folks got a chance to see a famous CEO's return to the spotlight, as well as the long hidden hair of one of daytime's biggest names. Not to mention a congressman who couldn't hold back. Take a look back at those stories and more with the Buzz Week in Review.

Back on the job
Few CEOs can be considered celebrities. Steve Jobs, the big guy at Apple, is certainly one of 'em. The visionary founder has been out of the public eye for months after undergoing a liver transplant earlier this year. This past week, the mock-turtlenecked Jobs returned to the stage to announce some new products from his company. Truth be told, the announcement didn't really create much buzz, but Jobs' appearance and his public thank you to his organ donor inspired a huge boom in search. Queries on "steve jobs cancer," "steve jobs photos," and "steve jobs liver transplant" all roared.

Releasing Tyra's locks
Tyra Banks has been keeping her hair prisoner for years. The talk show host has been wearing wigs and weaves and apparently never once let her real hair out on her TV show. This week she finally shared it with the world. In celebration of her show's fifth anniversary, Ms. Banks performed her hosting duties sans wig. The "big reveal" brought in a boatload of buzz. Searches on "tyra banks hair" and "tyra banks real hair" posted big gains. As for the hair itself, it looked perfectly ordinary to us. Kind of a letdown, really.

Say it ain't so, Joe
On Wednesday night, President Obama gave a highly anticipated speech on health care reform. Everybody knew passions would be running high. Still, it came as a bit of shock when Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina yelled, "You lie!" while the president was speaking. Rep. Wilson apologized to Obama a short time later, but by then the search engine had left the station. Queries on "joe wilson" and "who yelled you lie" both screamed to the top of the search box. And, while both Republicans and Democrats criticised Wilson's behavior, it's worth noting that he took in $200,000 in donations in the days following his outburst (his Democratic opponent for 2010 earned $750,000 in donations, thanks to the episode).

Also buzzing this week...
• The NFL season just started and Pittsburgh is already down a man.
• Tyler Perry released another Madea movie on the masses.
• GM announced a new money-back guarantee.

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