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Zuckerberg 2020?

More clues that the Facebook founder is eyeing a run for office
Source: Mariana Bazo / Reuters

There’s a long-running theory that Mark Zuckerberg has presidential aspirations. It makes sense to wonder. After all, if the civically engaged and ambitious billionaire leader of the most powerful media company on the planet wanted to take on a new challenge, why not try running a country? It’s not like he has many other opportunities for a promotion.

But only in recent weeks has

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