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Shareholders OK Delta-Northwest Merger

Deal awaits approval from antitrust regulators

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2008 2:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Shareholders of Delta and Northwest voted nearly unanimously today to approve the airlines' merger, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. With shareholders in agreement, federal antitrust regulators must now approve the deal. A Justice Department decision is expected late this year, but labor issues remain. Dozens of... Read full story »

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