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  1. Mark Zuckerberg's Political Status: It's Complicated

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    Growth." Each group has a board of directors separate from FWD.us, which last week added the backing of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and its CEO Steve Ballmer as well as technology entrepreneur Sean Parker to an already impressive list of Silicon

  2. Somali Violence Down, New Push for Child Vaccines

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    polio. Close to three-quarters of the plan's projected $5.5 billion cost has already been pledged. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , now a major player in global health efforts, said the larger goal in the fight against polio is to improve

  3. Koreans Slap Bill Gates for 'Rude' Handshake

    Tue, 23 Apr 2013

    town today is this photograph of Microsoft founder Bill Gates ' shaking hands with South Korea President Park Geun-hye. Gates , 57, might have not realized incident and a spokesperson for Gates declined to comment. But Internet

  4. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen stayed while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped living there in the 1970s, Gates and Allen wrote a version MITS. The motel served as Microsoft 's first office before the

  5. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped heart of Route 66 tourism. Gates and Allen later lived at mid-1970s before the pair moved Microsoft to the Seattle-area. Albuquerque

  6. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped heart of Route 66 tourism. Gates and Allen later lived at mid-1970s before the pair moved Microsoft to the Seattle-area. Albuquerque

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  1. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped heart of Route 66 tourism. Gates and Allen later lived at mid-1970s before the pair moved Microsoft to the Seattle-area. Albuquerque

  2. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped heart of Route 66 tourism. Gates and Allen later lived at mid-1970s before the pair moved Microsoft to the Seattle-area. Albuquerque

  3. NM Motel Where Microsoft Began Being Redeveloped

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped heart of Route 66 tourism. Gates and Allen later lived at mid-1970s before the pair moved Microsoft to the Seattle-area. Albuquerque

  4. Microsoft Working on Smartwatch Too, Says Report

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013

    Bill Gates presents Microsoft smartwatch in 2004. (Credit: Elise Wall Street Journal now reports that Microsoft is prepping a "touch-enabled watch According to the Journal's story, Microsoft has begun to ask hardware suppliers

  5. Zuckerberg Calls Immigration Policy 'Unfit for Today's World'

    Thu, 11 Apr 2013

    non-profit world. Green recently had to issue an apology after Politico reported the contents of a memo he wrote naming Bill Gates as a FWD.us co-founder (he has not signed on) and boasting of "tactical assets," including "individuals with

  6. Budget Battle Ahead (The Note)

    Fri, 5 Apr 2013

    prospectus, obtained Thursday by POLITICO, states that Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen are political message in support of their efforts. ... Gates and Andreessen, however, are not yet signed on

  7. Bill Gates Offers Grant for 'Next Generation Condom'

    Mon, 25 Mar 2013

    Grott, Vegard/AFP/Getty Images) Bill Gates ' latest project gives a whole new meaning to the old Microsoft slogan, "Your potential. Our Passion of software and into, er, hardware. Gates will give a $100,000 grant to whoever

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  1. Bill Gates' New Challenge: Build a Better Condom

    Mon, 25 Mar 2013

    would talk about latex condoms are talking about Bill Gates what are these are common think gates wants to pay a 100000. Dollars to build a better It can't be if I think be a bad thing go Bill Gates another one this is pretty interesting more

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  2. Cap'n Crunch Gets Late-Night Talk Show

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    entire sandwich is at the pickle has essentially disintegrated Yeah the at last February I don't think yeah talk about Bill Gates . Some not so good publicity he went to South Korea are allies not North Korea South will be president bear in this photo

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    -- at last February I don't think -- -- yeah talk about Bill Gates . Some not so good publicity he went to South Korea are allies not North Korea South -- -- will be president bear
  3. June 27, 2008: Bill Gates Retires

    Mon, 13 Jun 2011

    changing the world. Bill Gates with tears in his step down from Microsoft . ABC's Neal goodbye. People Bill Gates saved his first computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single the world. As Microsoft became engine for

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    of the world's richest men retire in hopes of changing the world. Bill Gates with tears in his eyes you don't see that every day step down from Microsoft . ABC's Neal Karlinsky was in Redmond Washington for the goodbye. People -- Bill Gates saved his first public display of emotion for his last day on the job during today's farewell speech to deploy easy. I
    people. Really understand. How what -- revolution personal computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single handedly responsible for putting a computer or two computers every single household in the United States and really around the world. As Microsoft became -- engine for the world's computers -- net worth took off. From 315. Million in 1986. 22 and a half billion at the launch of windows and 58 billion today. Early retirement doesn't mean he's done working its ambitions moving forward are enormous. Silly at times in recent Microsoft tributes yeah. -- at the craziest -- you've heard. His future couldn't be more serious as He seeks to use his fortune
  4. Interview with Microsoft's Bill Gates

    Sun, 13 Jun 2010

    released report Bill Gates and the American Earlier I spoke with Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates . Mr. gates thanks Steve Ballmer. Microsoft lot of great stuff things going on. Bill Gates thanks so much for

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    research to develop alternative sources of energy. In a newly released report Bill Gates and the American energy innovation -- calling for more than a tripling of government spending on research and development. To sixteen billion dollars a year and a new independent board overseeing national energy strategy. Earlier I spoke with Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates . Mr. gates thanks so much for joining us. Being -- Obviously the oil spill in the gulf makes your proposal for. Eleven billion dollars
    you know I I see a lot of great things going on. Bill Gates thanks so much for joining us.
  5. TechBytes: Hacking, Bill Gates

    Tue, 19 Feb 2013

    to a building. In Shanghai use army unit. Bill Gates admits there's more Microsoft could be doing any tell CBS news the company chance to take the lead in cell phones but gates says Microsoft has done some amazing things in the past year

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    traced the hacking to a building. In Shanghai use -- army unit. Bill Gates admits there's more Microsoft could be doing any tell CBS news the company he founded. Missed a chance to take the lead in cell phones but gates says Microsoft has done some amazing things in the past year. Samsung does have a lead in cell phones and reportedly will announce the
  6. Bill Gates Urges Boy Scouts to End Gay Ban 'Because It's 2013'

    Thu, 14 Mar 2013

    Billionaire recounts learning how to tie knots, weave baskets and hike long distances as a Boy Scout.

  7. Bill Gates Moves On

    Sat, 28 Jun 2008

    out and late toys Bill Gates and his childhood thirty years later. Gates steps down as the chief of Microsoft to devote his time on that Bill the gates foundation already this over 33 years Bill Gates wages Microsoft would be equivalent

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    Well you know as a college drop out and -- late toys Bill Gates and his childhood friend started what seemed like a pretty geeky in lofty dream -- 75 will now more than thirty years later. Gates steps down as the chief of Microsoft to devote his time to charity and maybe spending a little money David has more on that -- Bill the gates foundation already gives away an astonishing 800. Million dollars a year to global health initiatives among other contributions. But gates is fortune is truly hard to get your head around Forbes puts his net worth at 58 billion dollars that's billion with a B. A -- sound quite a bit to give away. Get this over 33 years Bill Gates wages Microsoft would be equivalent of 850000. Dollars. -- 141000. A minute. You know all those stimulus checks the Bush Administration sent out in April to some 67 million taxpayers. Gates could afford to cover the entire tab and still have a billion dollars left over. Obviously He can -- a lot of good things. For instance an estimated 744000. Americans are homeless. Gates could afford to give each one nearly 78000. Dollars to help them get on their feet. Make a wish figures a cost about 6200 dollars to grant -- child's wish. At those prices gates could make more than nine million wishes come true. You -- put more than a quarter million kids to Harvard pay the health care premiums for all 41 million Americans who are uninsured. He could solve the aids crisis with money despair. This helpful book how to spend fifty billion dollars to make the world a better place -- -- cost 27 billion to control the spread of HIV. That would -- 31 billion to address malnutrition and hunger. If He wanted to gates could pay the salaries for the president the vice president both houses of congress and the Supreme Court. For 650. Years. High gas prices gates could afford to give every American -- 190 bucks enough to fill more than 700. Before He could buy 557. Picasso's 464.
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