Avner Ronen, an Israeli entrepreneur who lives in New York City, doesn't normally pay much attention to American politics. Then in January he realized his company, the Internet video provider Boxee, had a lot to lose by ignoring Washington. He set up a meeting with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and booked three train tickets to Washington. Two were for Ronen and the startup's sole lawyer. The third was for an intern who, for the purposes of the Genachowski meeting, got the title Head of Government Relations.
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