
While the CEO, who made an appearance in Obama's infomercial, says he's been advising Obama mainly on technology and clean energy, some are wary of Google getting too close to the government. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is currently awaiting a federal ruling over its proposed ad-sharing agreement with Yahoo.
Obama has announced that he intends to create a "chief technology officer" position in his cabinet; Google's spokespeople deny that Schmidt is interested in the role.
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