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[News] [Rival] Microsoft-bribed Obama Administration May Make Microsoft Czar

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Ex-government cyber official, exec mulled for czar job

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| Microsoft's security chief and a veteran of Clinton's and Bush's national 
| security teams are leading candidates for cybersecurity czar, a job that 
| needs White House access and clout to protect networks that underpin the U.S. 
| economy.   
| 
| President Barack Obama promised last month that he would personally decide 
| who would lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime and organize a 
| response to any major cyber attack.  
| 
| [...]
| 
| A leading candidate for the post is Scott Charney, head of Microsoft's 
| cybersecurity division, who has said he won't take the job, according to a 
| source who had direct knowledge of the matter but was not authorized to 
| discuss it. The source said, however, that Charney would change his mind if 
| pressed.    
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55A4R720090611

Microsoft Exec is One of Two Leading Candidates for Cybersecurity Czar

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| Two leading candidates have emerged for this job.  The first is Scott 
| Charney, head of Microsoft's cybersecurity division.  
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http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Exec+is+One+of+Two+Leading+Candidates+for+Cybersecurity+Czar/article15400.htm


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Ballmers, Gateses give combined $200k to Obama inauguration

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| The committee's website also lists "William Gates" for a
| $50,000 donation, although it's not clear [i]f that's the
| Microsoft co-founder or his father, who are often confused
| in elections filings. Melinda Gates is listed separately
| for another $50,000 donation, as is Ballmer's wife, Connie.
| That's $200,000 total from the Gates and Ballmer families,
| for anyone keeping track.
|
| [...]
|
| Rob Glaser, RealNetworks CEO, $50,000
| Steven Van Roekel, Windows Server Solutions, $50,000
| Nick Hanauer, Second Avenue Partners, $25,000
| Craig Mundie, Microsoft chief research and strategy
| officer, $25,000
| Brad Smith, Microsoft general counsel, $25,000
| Mike Mathieu, former CEO of All Star Directories, $25,000
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Ballmers_Gateses_give_a_combined_200000_to_Obama_inauguration36851134.html
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