House panel considers college football playoffs
AP - 1 hour 28 minutes agoA top official of the Bowl Championship Series says there are more important things for Congress to worry about than pressing for a playoff system for college football.
Antitrust
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BHP, Rio Tinto Agree on Terms of Iron Ore Venture (Update2)
Bloomberg - Sun Dec 6, 9:38 pm ETDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group agreed to the terms of an iron ore joint venture that will save the companies at least $10 billion a year.
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Dairy Farmer Request: Competitive Milk Pricing System
DTN / The Progressive Farmer - Mon Dec 7, 3:10 pm ETMore than 100 dairy farmers from eastern states such as New York, Virginia and Tennessee met Dec. 2 with congressional representatives and other officials to urge immediate action to restore fairness in the dairy pricing system and enforce anti-trust laws, Farm and Dairy reported.
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Google from friend to foe?
seattlepi.com - Mon Dec 7, 1:42 pm ETBy James Temple San Francisco Chronicle
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Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Waiting Period Expires for the Proposed Sykes-ICT GROUP Transaction
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 5:45 pm ETNEWTOWN, Pa.----ICT GROUP, INC. announced today that the 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired on December 3, 2009, with respect to its proposed acquisition by Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.
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Peet's Coffee & Tea Will Not Enhance Latest Proposal and Will Leave in Place Existing Offer to Acquire Diedrich for ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 4:53 pm ETEMERYVILLE, Calif.----Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. announced today that in response to Diedrich Coffee, Inc.’s determination that the most recent proposal from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. to acquire Diedrich was superior to Peet’s most recent proposal, Peet’s will not further enhance its proposal.
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Stericycle, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MedServe, Inc.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 4:15 pm ETLAKE FOREST, Ill.----Stericycle, Inc. , announced today that it had completed its pending acquisition of MedServe, Inc., which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stericycle’s. The transaction closed on Friday, December 4, following our receipt of clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 on Monday, November 30, 2009.
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Microsoft randomizes EU Windows 7 browser ballot
Geek.com - Mon Dec 7, 4:58 am ETMicrosoft just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to being under the scrutiny of European Union antitrust regulators. The original request was routine: prompted by concerns by browser makers like Mozilla and Opera, Microsoft agreed to change the way Windows 7 handles setting the default browser. On American copies of Windows 7, [...]
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FTC Commissioner Rosch to Present at ACI's Pharmaceutical Antitrust Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 1:04 pm ETNEW YORK----FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch will address reverse settlement payments, authorized generics and pharmaceutical mergers - three principal areas of antitrust concern for pharmaceutical manufacturers - at ACI’s 5th Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust, which will take place at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York City on February 17 -18, 2010.
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McDermott Announces 2010 Partner Promotions
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 12:45 pm ETCHICAGO----McDermott Will & Emery LLP is pleased to announce that the following lawyers have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2010.
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FTC Clearance Received for Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 12:25 pm ETFORT WORTH, Texas & OMAHA, Neb.----Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation announce they have been granted early termination of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the previously announced Berkshire acquisition of BNSF.
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Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated's Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Waiting Period Expires for the Proposed Sykes-ICT Group ...
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 12:00 pm ETTAMPA, Fla. -- Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated , a global leader in providing outsourced customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing arena, announced today that the 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired on December 3rd with respect to its proposed acquisition of ICT Group.
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Apple Reaches Settlement with Mac Cloner Psystar
Enterprise Security Today - Mon Dec 7, 3:10 am ETApple, Inc. has settled with Mac cloner Psystar for a reported $2.7 million. Apple had asked a court for $2.1 million in damages along with a permanent injunction against Psystar. An analyst said Apple wanted the Psystar matter settled to avoid the antitrust spotlight.
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Comcast's NBC Bid will Get Regulatory Grilling
PC World - Sun Dec 6, 12:32 pm ETAny marriage wouldn't be easy -- the proposed vast takeover will face intense and lengthy scrutiny.
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Larrabee Project a Casualty of Intel's Legal Battles
PC World - Sun Dec 6, 11:47 am ETIntel announced the demise of its discrete graphics chip Larrabee Project. Legal battles with Nvidia probably set development back.
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ANA 'very interested' in expanded relationship with CO, UA
Air Transport World - Mon Dec 7, 12:17 am ETANA last week told ATWOnline that it is "definitely very interested in deepening our relationships with partner airlines" but would not comment on press reports that it plans to seek transpacific antitrust immunity with both United Airlines and Continental Airlines once an expanded air service agreement is signed by the US and Japan, which could happen as early as this week.
Antitrust Division: Press Releases
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Army Officer, Wife and Relatives Sentenced in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DOD Contracts in Support of Iraq War
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Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Stericycle Inc.'s Acquisition of MedServe Inc.
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Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Cameron International Corp.'s Acquisition of NATCO Group Inc.
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Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan
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Justice Department and USDA Set Dates for Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in The Agriculture Industry
Fri Nov 13, 1:41 pm EST
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