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Microsoft "Donates" $3,000,000,000 to U.S. Federal Candidates
Surreal quote from the news link below:
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Ballmer, who also had meetings on Capitol Hill, has spent the past 18 months attempting to improve the company's image. At the same time, the company has expanded its lobbying efforts and campaign giving, contributing nearly $3 billion in the 2002 election cycle, two-thirds of it to Republicans.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Nov12.html