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• Googleopoly Snuffs Out StudioBriefing.net

  
  The Precursor Blog by Scott Cleland — Authority: 490
  Add StudioBriefing.net to the list of companies like TradeComet and Foundem that have been snuffed out by Googles arbitrary exercise of its search advertising monopoly power to pick what Internet content lives or dies.    In an 11-28-09  letter to its readers, StudioBriefing.net, the blog arm of " the ...
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  Trade Regulation Talk — Authority: 126
  Recent Acquisition Challenges Reflect Federal/State Antitrust Cooperation This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division have separately announced two recent acquisition challenges that reflect ...
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• Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is fining media giant Televisa almost $4 million

  
  Mexico | Vacation Packages | Travel Site | Mexico Blog — Authority: 120
  Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is fining media giant Televisa almost $4 million for refusing to let a cable operator transmit its channels, the latest in a push to boost competition in the sector. The Federal Competition Commission decided at a meeting last month to fine Televisa, which controls cable operator ...
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• Leahy, Lieberman to introduce antitrust repeal amendment

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 672
  By GottaLaff Red herring or not, Senators Leahy and Lieberman (yes, that Lieberman) are introducing an antitrust repeal amendment to the health care bill. Here is an excerpt from the red herring post I just linked to: Sure, let Congress repeal McCarran-Ferguson -- antitrust experts say its outdated ...
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• LCD price fixing admission leads to Nokia lawsuit

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 740
  On the day before US companies took off for the long Thanksgiving weekend, Nokias lawyers wished a number of major electronics manufacturers a very unhappy holiday. The cell phone maker filed suit in a California court, alleging that a price-fixing scheme the companies have already admitted to raised the prices it ...
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• Leahy to Introduce Health Amendment Repealing Insurance Antitrust Exemptions

  
  S E N A T U S — Authority: 573
  In a press release issued today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) “announced that he will file an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will repeal the health insurance and medical malpractice insurance industries’ exemption from federal antitrust laws.” Leahy ...
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• LibertyWeek 71: The Politics of Booze

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 616
  Your hosts Richard Morrison and Jeremy Lott welcome guests Gregory Conko and Garrett Peck to Episode 71 of the LibertyWeek podcast . We start with an update on the latest in the Climate-Gate scandal and the impact of nanny state policies in New York City, then move on to Monsanto’s antitrust worries and finish with ...
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• European Parliament announces new President and Foreign Affairs Minister

  
  ZDNet Government — Authority: 131
  After months of political maneuvering and negotiation amongst European Union members, the choices for President and Foreign Affairs Minister (High Representative) have been announced.
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• Will Monsanto Roast?

  
  The Big Money — Authority: 707
  The Washington Post on Sunday published a long article about the "antitrust scrutiny" facing Monsanto  (MON), which dominates the markets for both corn and soybean seeds. The article quotes Christine Varney, the Justice Departments antitrust chief, promising to step up enforcement, which was essentially ...
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• Getting Into The Weeds of Monsanto’s Empire

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 436
  The Washington Post’s Peter Whoriskey reports that 93 percent of soybeans and 80 percent of corn grown in the United States grow from seeds genetically altered by the Monsanto company. Yet this market share is only now being scrutinized by the Justice Department’s anti-trust division: Obama anti-trust ...
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• Monsantos dominance draws antitrust inquiry

  
  Newsvine - Pamela Drew's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 125
  The bigger story here is the lack of discussion of consumers right to choose to swallow for Monsanto and whether evidence exists that they are fit for human consumption.
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• EC reshuffle bumps antitrust chief Kroes

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 167
  Neelie Kroes, who is best known for handling the European Unions antitrust case against Microsoft, is designated as the new digital agenda commissioner.
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• Local Startup Culture Tied to Bay Area VCs, AirHop Looks to Next-Generation Wireless, SDG&E Strikes Out in Bid for Grant, & More San Diego BizTech News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Roundup , funding , wireless Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: For a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday, we still had lots of news about venture funding deals, views on startup failures and San Diego’s innovation culture, and Qualcomm getting a reprieve from European regulators. Get our rundown of the ...
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• East Side Bomb Zone Is Hit Twice

  
  Times Traveler — Authority: 468
  Bombs exploded in two tenement buildings yesterday in a Manhattan district that Police Headquarters has taken to calling the Bomb Zone - east of Second Avenue from 11th to 14th Streets.
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• Monsanto draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 566
  11-29-2009 • United Press International WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) — Antitrust scrutiny of agriculture conglomerate Monsanto has high stakes for U.S. farmers and its competitors, analysts say. With Monsanto’s genetically altered corn and soybean seeds holding dominant positions in the U.S. ...
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• Treating Wall Street Like the Mafia

  
  Big Government — Authority: 815
  Perhaps Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) thinks of himself as a modern day John Sherman. In 1890, Ohio Sen. Sherman set out on a mission to establish “just competition” laws and level the economic playing field. His quest culminated in the dismantling of monopolies—such as American Tobacco ...
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• NPR: KPLU Radio: Intel Antitrust Issues

  
  A Bright Fire — Authority: 104
  From KPLU Radio: Microsoft and Intel dominate the software and hardware sides of the computing industry. Microsoft came under antitrust scrutiny during the 1990s. Now, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson says it’s Intel’s turn in the hot seat. He spoke with KPLU’s Dave Meyer Listen Here.
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• Kroes Goes, Socialist Almunia Arrives as EC’s Antitrust Head

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 722
  The European Commissions president has proposed a Spanish Socialist, Joaquín Almunia, to be the bodys new antitrust chief, replacing the Netherlands Neelie Kroes.
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• The UK stakes a claim to world IP thought leadership

  
  IAM magazine - Blog — Authority: 125
  The UKs minister for intellectual property today announced a major programme of research designed to explore the role that intellectual property plays as a facilitator of both innovation and economic growth.Speaking at todays launch, David Lammy MP stated that the aim is to "provide the hard evidence that we need ...
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• BLOG: The UK stakes a claim to world IP thought leadership

  
  IAM Magazine — Authority: 135
  The UKs minister for intellectual property today announced a major programme of research designed to explore the role that intellectual property plays as a facilitator of both innovation and economic growth.Speaking at todays launch, David Lammy MP stated that the aim is to "provide the hard evidence that we need ...
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