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US Government Keeping Close Eye on Longhorn

Posted by michael on from the picador dept.

skrysakj writes "CNN/Money has a new article describing the close eye the Feds have on Longhorn and its compliance with the anti-trust settlement. I wonder how discerning their eye will be considering past decisions and lax enforcement. Also, this prompts the question, what is the EU doing to examine Longhorn?" The longer Washington Post piece has more information.

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  1. In addition to the Justice Department by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should put the Department of Homeland Security on it too. You know, for securities sake.

    1. Re:In addition to the Justice Department by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      They will both be in the Local Administrators group.

  2. Re:Fox on the henhouse by mblase · · Score: 5, Funny

    When the fox gaurds the henhouse

    I thought it was well known that FOX mainly guarded the White House.

  3. Re:Fox on the henhouse by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny
    When the fox gaurds the henhouse, there isn't much need to count the chickens. Whatever happened to anti-trust with balls? A paper tiger is meaningless...

    Sorry, my metaphor stack overflowed at that point.

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