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Eric Schmidt of Google speaks to Republicans

Mon, 12/04/2006 - 2:16pm — Xenophon

Sarahâ€™s simple proposal got me thinking and I came across an article in which Marshall Sponder asks:

Now, the only thing I really question is why Eric Schmidt is telling this stuff to Republican Governors - isn't he supposed to be neutral? Read more…

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18:00:47 BDBlue That's true on healthcare, but I was talking about the Fed bill. When the WH surrogates try to water it down, will the blogs fall in line?
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