COVER STORY

Google's Washington Influence Keeps Growing

Google has cultivated friends and clout in Washington, and made few enemies in the process. Can its honeymoon continue?

by Neil Munro

Saturday, May 9, 2009


Google's trajectory matches Microsoft's, but with a major difference. Microsoft spurned Washington and ended up paying the price. Google has carefully cultivated friends and political clout in the nation's capital to help it withstand the inevitable pushback from competitors.

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