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Exclusive: Inside the effort to turn Trump against Amazon’s bid for a $10 billion contract — CNN

By TechTaffy Desk

Tech giant Oracle’s push to scuttle a bid by its rival Amazon to win a highly sought-after defense contract has reached President Donald Trump’s desk — a possible attempt to appeal to the President’s well-known animosity toward the online retail giant and its founder, Jeff Bezos, writes Michael Warren, Kylie Atwood and Alex Rogers; with contributions from Zachary Cohen and Kaitlan Collins.

Here is the link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/politics/oracle-trump-amazon-defense-contract-conspiracy/

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