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Microsoft's Political Lobbying Record

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gotta-spend-it-somewhere dept.

pierreduFwench writes "With the U.S. national elections just around the corner, you may find this interesting: Opensecrets.org, a website focusing on 'Responsive Politics' recently published lobbying and donations info for the 2002 elections (to date). You can see the breakdown of Microsoft's individual dossier here. Also, looking at the 'Top Donations by Industry', you may notice that Microsoft is, conspicuously, the only entry under 'Computers/Internet.'" Very interesting graphs.

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    Also, looking at the 'Top Donations by Industry', you may notice that Microsoft is, conspicuously, the only entry under 'Computers/Internet.'"

    i call bullshit. this fact alone means the site has a hidden agenda and the info should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

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