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BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Brendan Greeley	The Flaw in Obama's Wireless Plan The President hopes an increase in Internet access will result in more economic development. Fiber networks would do that better than mobile broadband.
CIO September 30, 2008 Grant Gross	Where the Candidates Stand on Five Technology Issues The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama who are both interested in technology-related issues.
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Proposal Floats $6b for Broadband Massive economic recovery bill would fund network expansion, health IT energy overhaul.
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BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 Rachael King	A High-Speed Race for Broadband Billions Companies are jostling for the stimulus spending earmarked to deliver faster Internet to rural America.
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Float New Fees on VoIP Those extra fees on your regular and wireless phone service could be headed for your broadband and VoIP bill too, under a draft bill that's floating in the U.S. House.
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InternetNews August 3, 2005 Roy Mark	VoIP Providers Targeted in Rural Broadband Fund New bill seeks to make all two-way voice services contribute to a fund financing rural broadband rollout. The intent of the bill is to ensure all Americans have access to high-speed Internet.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	Want Faster Broadband? Don't Count on the FCC The FCC's plan lacks the resources and political support to deliver faster Internet connections.
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InternetNews February 9, 2011	FCC Boss Ties Broadband to Obama Jobs Agenda Federal Communications Commission argues that robust broadband infrastructure is central to creating a business climate that will drive job growth in the 21st century.
InternetNews January 24, 2007 Roy Mark	State of The Union Speech Light on Tech President George Bush was far more circumspect about information technology in his Tuesday night State of the Union address than he was during his 2006 speech in which he gave a major plug for technology and competitiveness.
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T.H.E. Journal September 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Make Ed Tech a Priority I remain convinced that the Obama administration recognizes that the use of technology across all aspects of the education enterprise is critical to bringing about changes to our country's education system. I am less convinced that they know how to get that done.