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Re:Theranos Dials Back Lab Tests at FDA’s Behest by refurb on Friday October 16, 2015 @08:59AM (#10398939)
Donald Rumsfeld was on the board for Gilead Sciences

Donald Rumsfeld was a biotech CEO before he got into politics! Why wouldn't you want him on the board of your biotech?

You seem to be twisting the facts here. I would also argue that the most drastic change with the FDA wasn't during the Reagan years, but during the Clinton years and Clinton himself wasn't really leading the effort.

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Re:Theranos Dials Back Lab Tests at FDA’s Behest by dragonwriter on Friday October 16, 2015 @01:51PM (#10400925)
Rumsfeld was not a biotech CEO before he got into politics, he was a pharma CEO about 30 years after he got into politics, a few years before coming back as SecDef ~25 years after holding that job in the Ford Administration.
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Re:Theranos Dials Back Lab Tests at FDA’s Behest by refurb on Friday October 16, 2015 @09:42PM (#10403066)
OK, poorly worded. He started in politics early. However, did have a long career in business as the CEO of Searle. It shouldn't be surprising that he was on the board of directors of another biotech.
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