Tech titans' ties to Washington grow closer -- and more complicated - washingtonpost.com

June 4, 2009

In 1993, well before the introduction of tweets, iPhones and online video, a Silicon Valley engineer was invited to Capitol Hill to teach lawmakers about the future of the Web and how to use it. It would be among many visits to Washington for Eric Schmidt, who was Sun Microsystems chief technology officer.

Now chief executive of Internet titan Google, Schmidt and the company's ties to Washington have only grown stronger...