Obama taps Google’s Schmidt for advisory council

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Google CEO Eric Schmidt's ongoing relationship with President Obama has just gotten an official stamp. According to the White House, Schmidt has been named as a member of the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a group which will advise the president and vice president on a variety of ...

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Google ready to pursue its agenda in Washington

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images The executives and employees of Google Inc., whose whose headquarters is in Mountain View, Ca., overwhelmingly supported Obama's candidacy. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is now as likely as any corporate chieftain to get his calls to the White House returned.

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