Google CEO Backs Obama

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:10 PM EDT

Article Source: Wall Street Journal

technology, obama, google, campaign, eric-schmidt, endorse

Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hit the campaign trail this week on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, signaling Mr. Schmidt's push for a greater voice in politics while giving the Obama campaign a boost from a highly desirable constituency.

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KRich

"I'm doing this personally," adding that "Google is officially neutral" in the campaign.

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3 votes

#1 - Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:11 PM EDT

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spiffie

Google > eBay, that's for sure.

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1 vote

#2 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:16 AM EDT

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KRich

my first thought too

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#2.1 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:43 AM EDT

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