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Gates stepping down from full-time Microsoft role
Created: 06/15/2006
Video description: On June 15, 2006, in Redmond, Washington, Bill Gates announced his plans, to go in effect July 2008, to work full-time with the Gates Foundation and part-time with Microsoft.

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