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onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 1/5/2009
Group: Obama 'Loophole' Would Steer Funds Toward Big Capitalists, Hurt Small Business
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President-elect Barack Obama's planned economic stimulus package may contain provisions that will allow wealthy venture capitalists to receive billions of dollars in federal contracts earmarked for small businesses, according to a California-based group that advocates for small business.
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