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sfgate.com - 1/5/2009
Ex eBay CEO prepares run for Calif. governor
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She stepped down from the boards of eBay, Procter & Gamble Co. and DreamWorks Animation SKG as of Dec. 31, her spokesman, Henry Gomez, said Monday. He said it was for "personal reasons and time commitments" but would not elaborate. A person who is knowledgeable about Whitman's political ...

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Whitman Gears Up for California Bid

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DownWithTyranny!:  With California Republican Party Clown Prince Mike Carona Headed For Prison, Meg Whitman Wants The Governor's Chair He Was Slated To Run For

msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
— msnbc.msn.com — Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday. (more) Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
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briefingroom.thehill.com - 1/6/2009
Former eBay CEO Whitman Looks At Calif. Gov. Race
— briefingroom.thehill.com — Meg Whitman, the former eBay executive and campaign aide to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is considering a bid for governor in California in 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal. Whitman has stepped down from the boards of eBay, Procter & ... (more) Former eBay CEO Whitman Looks At Calif. Gov. Race

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Whitman Gears Up for California Bid
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman "has edged closer to a potential run for office in California, with a spokesman confirming on Monday that she has resigned from three corporate boards," the AP reports. ...

Meg Whitman Prepares to Run for Calif. Governor - Dianne Feinstein May Run Too
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... Good news for those of us who are sick and tired of being sick and tired about the overbearing and insufferable male-dominated state of affairs: ...

With California Republican Party Clown Prince Mike Carona Headed For Prison, Meg Whitman Wants The Governor's Chair He Was Slated To Run For
DownWithTyranny! — ... The California Republican Party, broke, shrinking and riven with infighting appears to be settling on former eBay head Meg Whitman to lead them to their next electoral disaster. She was a big Romney supporter, having worked with him in the vulture capital firm, destroying American businesses and shipping jobs overseas, Bain Capital. After Romney withdrew she served as a McCain co-chair. ...

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