____/ Erik Funkenbusch on Saturday 10 November 2007 00:50 : \____
> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:18:34 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft Spent $4.8M Lobbying
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>>| Microsoft Corp. spent $4.8 million to lobby the federal government in the
>>| first half of the year on visas for high-tech workers, software piracy and
>>| numerous other issues.
>> `----
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>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071105/microsoft_lobbying.html?.v=1
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> No, Roy. Lobbying is *NOT* "rewriting law".
>
> You do realize that IBM also donates millions to political campaigns and
> funds lobbyists, right? Is IBM rewriting law too?
Stop modifying subject line, please. Watch the references at the bottom (yes,
they *are* part of the post). Example:
Changing the Report, After the Vote
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| That agreement was nearly imperiled last weekend, though. Gerri
| Elliott, corporate vice president at Microsoft's Worldwide Public
| Sector division, sent an e-mail message to fellow commissioners
| Friday evening saying that she "vigorously" objected to a paragraph
| in which the panel embraced and encouraged the development of open
| source software and open content projects in higher education.
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http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/01/commission
Lookie here! Now we know that Microsoft executives help in writing policies.
Directly!
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