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Feb 23 2012 5:17pm EDT

Google Grabs ex-Congresswoman

Susan Molinari
With Congress keeping an eye on its activities, Google has hired ex-Congresswoman Susan Molinari to look out for its interests in Washington.
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Google has picked a former member of Congress to head its Washington lobbying office.

Politico today reported that Susan Molinari, a former U.S. representative from Staten Island, New York, will become Google’s vice president of public policy and government relations for the Americas.

Molinari had been running her own government affairs consulting firm. She also is a former co-anchor of CBS News Saturday Morning.

Google’s high-profile hire gives it a more visible presence in Washington, where the Internet search giant is receiving heightened attention because of its market dominance.

Kent Hoover is the Washington bureau chief for bizjournals.

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