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To: LindyBill who wrote (20893)	4/16/2007 5:23:36 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

"I think that kind of Federal Funding hurts, not helps. It brings to the fore the company that is best at sucking up to the DC bureaucrats, and causes companies that might have the talent to come up with a breakthough less able to raise private money." Having witnessed firsthand what you're referring to in action, I have to agree that there is a downside, as you've suggested. That said, what to do? The baby didn't do anything wrong, even if its bathwater stinks. If we want to examine how influence plays into government related business transactions, we could always discuss the $25 Billion Sallie Mae deal in the rags today. That one is a doozie, imo, with a helluva story preceding it. What they've done, imo, is make a very fast exit from the stage.