CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, Monday’s article about tech companies lobbying in Washington, D.C., incorrectly stated that Google declined to comment publicly about the Global Online Freedom Act. In fact, a Google spokeswoman provided a statement: “We support the Global Online Freedom Act because of our deep belief in, and our commitment to, Internet freedom. We think the legislation can be improved further to help ensure that people around the world have even greater access to as much information as possible and we’re hopeful the final legislation will accomplish that.”

Oracle Chief Financial Officer Safra Catz opened her roomy Los Altos Hills home to Sen. Barbara Boxer for a high-tech, exec-studded fundraiser on Nov. 7. The diminutive Boxer stood on her trademark box to address the crowd of 50, and later handed out boxer shorts to the likes of Symantec Chairman John Thompson, Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers and Hewlett-Packard General Counsel Michael Holston. The guests ponied up either $10,000, $2,400 or $1,000 each.

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