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		<title><![CDATA[Chairman Bill says let a hundred projects bloom]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:47:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates' next act is to step into vaccine controversy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we can prevent a dread disease in childhood, should we, even at some risk to all children? And who decides whether that risk will be taken? Bill Gates? by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:12:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2441]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoftâ€™s agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPCâ€™s XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue.    It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called â€œDigital Divideâ€ while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:07:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates FoundationNice...So he'll be the man in charge of the foundation that this year awarded me the Gates Millenium Scholarship...nice to know.An Executive CatamaranJiminy Cricket.  Some coasters in this world have sails that are miles wide.   Not only did...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futuresNot much news of upcoming productsI'm guessing it's probably because these products aren't coming for awhile, and it wouldn't make sense to blab about them before making sure there's no issues.At least Microsoft gets that now, unlike in the past...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OLPC - No Windows and Office for you ... officially at least]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLPC - No Windows and Office for you ... officially at leastMS has enough going onI read the MS blog and it seems to me as though MS is almost in a manic state of purchase, develop, compete, attack, release everything, on literally every front there is.  They need...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 15:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates Foundation expands U.S. libraries initiative]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates Foundation expands U.S. libraries initiativeNationalize the Gates FoundationReform is necessary. The Gates Foundation was criticized last week end in both the LA and Seattle Times and then yesterday on a PBS radio channel. There is a disconnect between the Foundation Goals and how funds are invested. A good example...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates Foundation expands library project]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates Foundation expands library projectGates Foundation expands library projectMore of that excellent news coming from the Gates Foundation.  I love to hear when people donate to worthy causes like this and who better to lead the pack than Bill and Melinda Gates.  Keep up the great work and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersyeah...rightthose mone are actually used to bribed the officials and plant M$ agents that fight against the Linux penetration.Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersThe Gates foundation sure does know how to make a country happy.  Its amazing what wonderful and selfless acts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Novell profit climbs, company starts options probe]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novell profit climbs, company starts options probegood for Linuxone more nail in M$ coffin.Google Joins Apple BoardLets get this right....http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat=50580&id=2006082917500002757901In Pirates of Silicon Valley, neither Gates nor Jobs comes off well. In the sequel Gates gets knighted but still comes off as a child molester and Jobs is recognized as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buffett makes first donation to Gates Foundation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buffett makes first donation to Gates FoundationBuffett should reconsidergiving money to Gate$, the greatest scam artist alive.Instead he shold donate it to the OSS community.About timeanalyst and geek were waiting to receive and process the donation.Buffett makes first donation to Gates FoundationAbsolutely wonderful!  This is the first step to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sage takes a $565 million shot at medical software]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sage takes a $565 million shot at medical softwareOh YeahI'd buy software from Sage, NOT.Open Source VistAThe real story here is that any entreprenure can get the Veteran's Administration's open source code and that this open source project is thretening to Microsoft and the Gates Foundation, who must see HeathCare...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global Fund]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global FundGates Foundation gives $500 million to Global FundBig ups to the Gates Foundation.  It's through charities like this and philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates that donations for good causes are possible.  The people with these diseases will be overjoyed knowing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fraud rules blocking doctors from digital data? No longer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fraud rules blocking doctors from digital data? No longergoing digital....seems odd to me that Pres.Bush is pushing for such records to go digital when our own governemtns is having enough trouble protecting data.    http://www.iwantmyess.com/?p=72Going digital is risky but worthwhile if research is done and precautions are taken...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates' donation to fight AIDS in Africa]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates' donation to fight AIDS in AfricaWah wah wahWhy don't you stick to the topic of him doing good for the world instead of your little tangent about Microsoft?  Especially since the two are not related at all.  Perhaps you'd be better suited on slashdot if you want...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates, charity and ending poverty]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates, charity and ending povertyWell..."Good luck Bill, even the Linux guys want you to succeed at this!"Maybe most do, but check out the other ZDNet article about Buffet and Gates for some who aren't as forgiving as you are. :)Carl RapsonAyn Rand......would have none of this "poverty assistance" stuff....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buffett pledges $30 billion to Gates foundation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buffett pledges $30 billion to Gates foundationYou should care. How can we be sure a criminal will not distribute themoney in a way that benefits his own holdings. But, even assuming that this might not happen, there are plenty of reputable people to help distribute money. The fact that there...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blueprinting the human brain]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blueprinting the human brainToo much data? No such thingThere's simply no such thing as 'too much data' to deal with. There may be 'too much data we can compute as of right now', but give the technology time to catch up with the human ambitions, and surely you will see...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 21:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gates foundation to promote synthetic biologyGates foundation to promote synthetic biologyHey! Don't knock Rhode Island!  Thats where I grew up and I'm not afraid to get midevil if you talk bad about it.An antivirus from the Gates Foundation?Nuff said.It makes sensesynthetic brains are the best MS can hope for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
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