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Google is blue, Cuil is red

By Owen Thomas, 11:20 AM on Thu Jul 31 2008, 904 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Here's a special bonus for conspiracy theorists: Vince Sollitto, Cuil's PR chief, previously worked as a Republican political operative and spokesman for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Google executives, as one would expect for a bunch of Bay Area liberals, have donated heavily to Democratic candidates and causes. Cuil is backed by Wal-Mart family money. See a pattern?

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