"It's very important that the design process in New York be an open process, because it needs to reflect that things change, and people change, and times change and years go by, " he said.

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In about three months, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open up the application process for new top-level domains (TLDs), allowing companies and other organizations alike to apply to obtain their own domain extensions.

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In the process he may have helped open a new chapter in the way politicians raise money.

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