Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - Bill Gates and the Senate Judiciary Committee

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Bill Gates and the Senate Judiciary CommitteeBill Gates and the Senate Judiciary Committee

Released On: 06 Mar 1998

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Bill Gates appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a monopoly investigation.

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