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Justice Dept To Investigate Google-Yahoo Deal

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surprise-here dept.

Anonymous Oddity writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Department's investigating the Yahoo-Google advertising deal. Obviously the deal controls a massive portion of the internet advertising market. US Antitrust law isn't entirely intuitive, but it does tend to frown on large deals between companies that operate on the same level if those deals can be interpreted as restrictive of trade."

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  1. Google drags NSA/FBI to Court over Subpoena... by freedom_india · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...so Bush sics the Anti-Trust Act on them?
    Next thing the SEC will "investigate" Larry Page for "suspected" securities violations, and Eric Schmidt will be investigate on his "citizenship" revocation.
    You can't investigate Enron or Exxon, and let Microsoft scot-free, but investigate Google?
    This corrupt, rotten-to-the-core regime puts 2nd world regimes in South America and i guess Venezuala regime is our equal now.
    Take for instance:
    1. Daring to question Govt on Iraq: CIA Agent leaked.
    2. Daring to refuse NSA request: CEO under trial Qwest.
    3. Daring to drag NSA to court: Investigation.
    Man, and we thought Nixon was tricky dick.
    Obama should first of all boot out Rupert Murdoch's empire by changing media ownership laws to prevent anyone owning more than 4.99% of any media company.

    --
    "Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer
  2. Jews - A Bloody and Manipulative People by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Bush administration is beholden to the violent and deceitful Jews that control his mind.

    Jews have gained amazing control of this bofoon and will use him for their bloody agenda of murder and theft.

    Israel is a nation of murderers and theivs, a nation of Jews.