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More DOJ scrutiny of Google, Microsoft? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As expected, Justice Department antitrust chief Christine Varney erased a policy the Bush administration set in place that made it difficult to pursue antitrust cases against big firms, such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Varney said in a statement that "the division will return to tried and...

Posted on May 11, 2009 4:17 PM

Reports: Justice hardening antitrust law (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Serial dealmakers beware. An Associate Press report, citing an Obama administration official, says the Justice Department will revert antitrust guidelines put in place by the Bush administration back to those similar to the Clinton administration.The new agenda, which would make it easier to pursue antitrust cases against big firms, is...

Posted on May 11, 2009 9:06 AM