blogs.wsj.com - 1/5/2009
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Ellen Byron reports on government.
Meg Whitman stepped down from the boards of Procter & Gamble Co., eBay Inc. and Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. effective Dec. 31, her spokesman said.
The move is another signal that Whitman is seriously considering a run for governor of California, a person familiar with the matter said, adding that an announcement could come in the next four to six weeks.
Whitmans spokesman, Henry Gomez , declined to comment on her political ambitions, ...
politico.com - 1/5/2009
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politico.com —
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who raised her
profile on the presidential campaign trail, is moving toward
declaring her bid for governor of California, a source close to her said. The latest step: she just resigned down from board seats at Procter ...
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Whitman moves toward run
news.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
Politico - Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is
signaling she may soon be joining an already crowded
field of candidates vying to replace term-limited California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
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Whitman testing waters in California
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Former eBay CEO Whitman Looks At Calif. Gov. Race
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... 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 & Gamble and Dreamworks SKG and may make an announcement within the next four to six weeks, a "person familiar with the matter" told the Journal. During the 2008 presidential race, she was a national finance chairwoman for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and later served as a national co-chairman for McCain's general election ...
Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) in a GOP primary. * Meg Whitman appears to be gearing up for a gubernatorial campaign in California. She would presumably run as a Republican.— ...
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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. She stepped down from the boards of eBay, Proctor & Gamble and DreamWorks SKG as of Dec. 31. ...