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Feds Probing Google-Yahoo Deal

Formal investigation signals that Justice may have antitrust concerns

By Jim O'Neill, Newser User

Posted Jul 2, 2008 9:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – Google’s agreement to provide Yahoo with advertising for some of its searches in the US and Canada has prompted the Justice Department to launch a formal antitrust investigation into the deal, the Washington Post reports. "They don't do it without having identified significant... Read full story »

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