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2008/11/7-13 [Politics/Domestic/SIG, Politics/Domestic/California/Arnold, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51880 Activity:nil
11/7    Why I'm not buying GOOG (special interest & conflict of interest):
        http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Google-Makes-First-Political-Contributions/story.aspx?guid={D98D82C9-98B9-4A0C-96F6-414DA5AEC365}
        http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44125
        http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/google_democrats/index.htm
        \_ You know at this point I think GOOG in all honesty does not care
           even a tiny tiny tiny bit whether an individual investor wants
           to buy their stock.
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www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Google-Makes-First-Political-Contributions/story.aspx?guid={D98D82C9-98B9-4A0C-96F6-414DA5AEC365}
The $77,800 in contributions includes $25,000 to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and $3,400, near the maximum contribution allowed, to both the Republican and Democratic leaders of the California Assembly. A search of state records in California and federal reporting by the Center for Responsive Politics shows no prior Google Inc. The nonpartisan group Consumer Watchdog said Google's engagement with political contributions signals a troubling shift in the company's direction. "Google's purpose has clearly grown beyond creating the best search engine to protecting and expanding a highly profitable business model," said Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court. "It's hard for a company to maintain its motto 'Do No Evil' when the currency it brings to politics is not just information and analysis, but also the root of all evil, cash for politicians." Records show the contributions were made in late October after Consumer Watchdog had written Google about serious privacy concerns with the company's products and intervened at the Justice Department to stop Google's proposed advertising alliance with Yahoo. Also Consumer Watchdog created a popular YouTube video showing how your computer could be having an unnoticed conversation about you with Google's servers. Citizens have sent more than 23,000 e-mails and faxes to Google's Board of Directors, from the Consumer Watchdog action page, calling on the company to improve its privacy standards. capcode=nds4c&name=Goo gle&state=&zip=&employ=&cand= Consumer Watchdog, formerly known as The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, is non-profit and non-partisan consumer advocacy group. NASDAQ traded symbols and their current financial status. Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. SEHK intraday data is provided by Comstock and is at least 60-minutes delayed.
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According to USA Today, 98% of search engine's employees gave money to Democrats in '04. February 14, 2005: 8:36 AM EST NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Google Inc. employees took out their wallets and showed overwhelming support for the Democratic Party last year, according to a report Monday in USA Today. A USA Today campaign finance analysis found that, of the company's overall political contributions, 98 percent went to Democrats, the biggest share among top tech donors. The online search company's employees gave $207,650 to federal candidates during last year's election campaign, which includes the White House race between Democrat John Kerry and the winning incumbent Republican, President Bush. The contributions were up from just $250 in 2000 when Google was a start-up, according to the paper. Political contributions by the industry may be in response to recent debates on Capitol Hill over Internet taxes, offshoring of jobs and other issues. Google giving is still small compared with other tech donors, USA Today said. Business Leader Council Live Quotes automatically refresh, but individual equities are delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes.