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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: MKTBUZZ who started this subject	2/13/2002 12:25:45 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) of 769670

Microsoft's lobbying efforts eclipse Enron: zdnet.com.com "Microsoft's campaign contributions significantly surpassed those of Enron," said Roeder in his report. "It appears Microsoft may have successfully influenced the administration's antitrust policy, with major implications for legal antitrust pecedent." Microsoft insists it did not participate in any "backroom" deals. Nevertheless, Roeder recommended that the court "undertake an immediate review of Microsoft's lobbying activities surrounding this settlement, with particular attention to meetings with the Justice Department of the White House by Microsoft or its agents." What makes Microsoft's lobbying throughout the trial so unique is not necessarily the size of political contributions but the scope of its efforts and the speed at which Microsoft went from having almost no political presence in Washington to having one of the "largest and most sophisticated political operations."

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