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The Unfolding Story
The stories "focused on two crucial elements of the MediaNews purchases: What did records from the antitrust suit reveal about attempted media concentration by MediaNews and Hearst and how would the newspaper purchases and any resulting partnerships between competitors impact the quality of news in the Bay Area?"
Tags: MediaNews; antitrust suits; media concentration; quality of news
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Antitrust goliath vs. Microsoft, US drafts antitrust case vs. Microsoft, trial puts states in back seat
In these three related stories, The Seattle Times looks at the antitrust suit against Microsoft. The first article profiles David Boies, the government's lead antitrust attorney "who doesn't know how to use a computer." The second article outlines the details of the then upcoming suit. The third article describes the relationships and constraints between the federal antitrust suit and individual states' attorneys general interests.
Tags: business; computers; lawsuits Sherman Antitrust Act US Justice Department Windows 98
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Are tobacco companies blowing smoke when they deny manipulating the nicotine content of cigarettes? The Nation reports on the troubles facing the tobacco industry including five federal grand juries, a national class-action suit on behalf of all addicted smokers, an antitrust investigation by the Justice Department into an alleged conspiracy to stifle development of a fire-safe cigarette, and suits by the Attorneys General of five states to recover cigarette-related health costs. (March 4, 1996)
Tags: Zegart Buried Evidence Food and Drug Administration Addiction Consumer protection 5 pgs.