The decision is certainly going to make it harder for Microsoft in court. The patent office viewed the prior art and said, 'We think the patent is OK.' It will make it harder to invalidate at trial -- not impossible, but hard.

Very, very disappointed with the governor's decision. I am going to contact the senator's office and the assemblyman's office and see if there are enough votes out there to override the veto.

That is a decision for the State Attorney's Office.

If voters want to make a serious decision about who should sit in the Oval Office, this is the only issue that involves life and death. We can argue about budget levels, about defense build-ups, or about campaign finance reform. [but] this one involves who we are. Are we a shining city on a hill? Is there enough room for our unborn children? I would urge every voter to make a decision exactly on this type of issue.

The only instructions I've ever gotten from the governor's office is to let them know when a decision is made,

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