Candidates Compete For Tech Sector's Backing

Sens John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) aren't waiting to be nominated to start a competition for votes and campaign cash from the technology industry. Few presidential candidates have had as much experience dealing with technology and telecommunications issues as Sen McCain, who for years chaired a Senate committee that deals with them. But he rarely brings tech issues up on the campaign trail and hasn't released many significant policy proposals about them yet. By contrast, his likely rival, Sen Obama, presented a detailed technology agenda in November that addressed many of the industries' hot-button issues -- including support for building faster broadband networks and keeping Internet traffic unfettered. He has subsequently raised significantly more Silicon Valley cash than Sen McCain.
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