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["Thomas A. Beckett" <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

"saundrakaerubel.com" wrote:
> Cisco negotiated and lobbied for this nonstop flight.  We found out a 
> couple of weeks ago.

        Apparently some local venture capitalists had a heavy hand in the
matter, too, according to local press reports.  ""We'll look back on
this, and it will be a watershed event," said David Blivin, a partner in
Southeast Interactive Technology Fund, a Durham-based technology venture
capital fund. Blivin has campaigned for three years for the flights."  
Blivin's partner, Bill Glynn, was quoted elsewhere.  
http://www.newsobserver.com/friday/business/rtp_nc/Story/220985p-214129c.html

TaB