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NEWS ABOUT: Meg Whitman

Meg Whitman stories: 18 news summaries
OPINION

Don't Apologize, Meg, Voting
Is Dumb

Whitman's ballot wouldn't have made a difference anyway

Sep 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meg Whitman has taken heat for her, ahem, spotty voting record—the ex-CEO wasn’t even registered to vote until 2002—and, of course, she has apologized. But she shouldn’t have, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. Economists have long argued that, from an individual’s perspective, voting is irrational.... More »

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California • voting • statistics • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • economists

Whitman Skipped Voting Due to 'Family Demands'

But that's no excuse, admits former GOP favorite for Calif. gov race

Sep 30, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wanna-be California governor and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman says she skipped voting for 28 years because of her family and her hubby's work. "I was focused on raising a family, on my husband's career, and we moved many, many times," she told reporters. "It is no... More »

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California • Republican • eBay • voting • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • Steve Poizner

Analysis

Meg Whitman Tests Media's
Celeb-CEO Myth

Calif. voters to decide
if ex-eBay honcho was
really a rock star

Sep 28, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years Meg Whitman has benefited from the sycophantic business media’s lionization of the CEO. Throughout the boom years, “CEOs were pretty much automatically rock stars,” writes Simon Dumenco for Advertising Age. “If they banked a billion or more, the thinking went, they must have... More »

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media • California • eBay • CEO • Meg Whitman • media bias • gubernatorial races • Election 2010

Tech Tycoons to Battle for California's Top Job

Silicon Valley vet Steve Poizner preparing to take on Whitman in GOP primary

Sep 12, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-eBay boss Meg Whitman is the early favorite to win the GOP nomination for California governor but another tech billionaire is looking like an increasingly serious contender, the Wall Street Journal reports. Silicon Valley veteran Steven Poizner is currently third, behind former Congressman Tom Campbell, but his pockets are much... More »

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California • eBay • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • Steve Poizner • Tom Campbell

In 2010, GOP Set to Shake
White-Guy Image

Party has wealth of female and minority candidates on deck

Sep 5, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ongoing shake-up in the Republican Party may see a much more diverse set of GOP candidates up for election in 2010, Politico reports. Viable female and ethnic minority Republicans candidates will be seeking governor's jobs or Senate seats in states across the country, including California and Texas. The candidates,... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • diversity • Meg Whitman • Republican candidate • minorities • Michael Williams

(Newser) - Sure, California's going through a little financial Armageddon, but that's not keeping candidates from lining up to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is prevented by term limits from running in 2010. In the New York Times magazine, Mark Leibovitch takes a look at the eclectic field, which includes Jerry Brown ("... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Dianne Feinstein • Meg Whitman • governor • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • Election 2010 • Steve Poizner

Would-Be GOP 
Successors Flee the Governator

But trashing Arnold could backfire on Whitman, Poizner

Mar 29, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of getting the cold shoulder from Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Republicans are returning the sentiment as they mount efforts to succeed him, the Los Angeles Times reports. Top GOP contenders Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner have criticized Schwarzenegger’s budget and ballot measures, tossing in digs about his ego... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget • Meg Whitman • governor

In Bid to Be Calif. Guv, Whitman Still Figuring It Out

Ex-eBay chief positions just to the right of Arnold

Feb 11, 09 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is officially running for governor of California, but she still has some details to work out, reports the LA Times. She’s studied up on issues, but isn’t yet a master of political positioning (on hot-topic school vouchers: “I don't know the answer... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Meg Whitman • governor • Pete Wilson • Election 2010

 Whitman 
 Gears Up 
 to Run for 
 Governator 

Former eBay CEO clears way to run in California

Jan 6, 09 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Meg Whitman has her eyes on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s job, sources tell the San Jose Mercury News. The former eBay CEO has resigned from all three corporate boards she serves on—including eBay’s—a clear sign that she’s interested in running for California governor in 2010, when... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races

Candidates Diverge on Picking the Next Paulson

McCain looks to big names; Obama seeks to sooth markets

Oct 7, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The post of Treasury secretary may be the most important appointment the next president has to make and John McCain and Barack Obama seem to be using different criteria, Bloomberg reports. McCain has mentioned big names like billionaire investor Warren Buffett and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, while insiders say... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Warren Buffett • Henry Paulson • Treasury Department • Meg Whitman • Robert Rubin • Election 2008 • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner

Who's the Best VP Pick? Take a Wild Guess

Political mag lists longshot candidates
that strangely work

Jun 29, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi suggested an unlikely vice-presidential candidate for Barack Obama this week, and got Politico's editors thinking—who are the best longshot candidates for both parties? They called up political analysts and drummed up seven names that are "unconventional" but "reasonably viable." Bill Gates topped the list... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Bill Gates • vice president • Obama 2008 • Colin Powell • Meg Whitman • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

 Can New
 CEO Keep
 eBay on Top? 

Company faces slowing growth, competition

Mar 31, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - As John Donahoe takes over from Meg Whitman as CEO of eBay today, he inherits a grande dame where Whitman oversaw the rise of an e-commerce belle. Still dominant in online auctions, the company has nonetheless faced slowing growth and stiffening competition. But analysts think Donahoe, the former eBay Marketplace... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • eBay • online auction • auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • e-commerce • Amazon.com

eBay Slashes Listing Fee in Half

Company hopes to drive growth with new policies

Jan 29, 08 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - eBay is chopping its listing fee in half and will take a bigger chunk out of the price of sold items, a change that should lower risk for sellers and encourage more listing, the AP reports. The online auction giant is also changing the way its search results work, the... More »

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eBay • online auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • web traffic • listing fees • e commerce sites • e-commerce • Amazon.com

Ex-eBay CEO Weighs Run for Calif. Governor

Whitman's billions attract attention from Schwarzenegger's party

Jan 25, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Meg Whitman, who is resigning as eBay’s CEO after 10 years, is considering running for governor of California as a Republican, the LA Times reports. Whitman became “fascinated” by politics while bundling donations for ex-colleague Mitt Romney, a source says, and some California Republicans like her executive chops... More »

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Mitt Romney • California • eBay • Meg Whitman • governor

eBay Names CEO From Its Own Ranks

Donahoe set to take over as auction site predicts weak growth

Jan 23, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - EBay today named John Donahoe to replace Meg Whitman, who will retire in March, as CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports. Donahoe’s ascension from president of the firm's auction business comes as the company is attempting to transform that aspect of its operations, which provides two-thirds of eBay’s... More »

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eBay • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • Amazon.com

EBay Honcho Whitman
to Step Down

High-profile CEO preparing for retirement, insiders say

Jan 22, 08 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Meg Whitman is getting ready step down as eBay chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reports. She has been delegating more of her responsibilities, insiders tell the Journal,  and preparing for a successor to take charge. Whitman has been at the helm of eBay for almost a decade, a... More »

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eBay • online auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe

New Era at eBay Includes Absent CEO, Turmoil

Auction site leaning on Skype, other new services for renewal

Dec 19, 07 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Online auction site eBay is sailing into new, perhaps troubled waters, reports Wired, as users write angry letters to newspapers, its CEO-in-waiting--John Donahoe--disses the site as a flea market, and CEO and founder Meg Whitman follows the campaign trail behind presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Yet, in a down market, its... More »

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Mitt Romney • eBay • Skype • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe

  eBay's $1.4 Billion Phone Bill

Takes huge write down on overpriced Skype

Oct 2, 07 12:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - eBay's $2.6 billion acquisition of phone service Skype looks like a wrong number, with profits on hold indefinitely. The Wall Street Journal reports eBay will take a $1.4 billion write down on Skype, which  accounts for $90 million of eBay's $1.83 billion in revenue in the third... More »

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social networking • eBay • Vonage • Skype • digital video • Niklas Zennstrom • Michael van Swaaij • write down • revenue • online music • Meg Whitman • PayPal • Joost

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