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Politicians' positions

Politicians' positions

Posted Sep 30, 2010 22:13 UTC (Thu) by bojan (subscriber, #14302)
In reply to: Politicians' positions by FlorianMueller
Parent article: Red Hat Responds to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Request for Guidance on Bilski

> what shapes their thinking

Primarily a desire to get re-elected. So, they will generally support whichever position can get them over the line with more of their electorate.


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