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On the Supreme Court's docket
Here are the top cases that the Supreme Court is expected to decide in the next two weeks: California's Proposition 8: Does the California ballot measure limiting marriage to a man and a woman deny same-sex couples their right to the equal protection of...
Tags: Minority Groups, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Corporate Crime
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EXCLUSIVE-US in antitrust probe of Lockheed-Boeing rocket venture
Reuters(Adds date of FTC document, sources saying FTC has requested for documentation) By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have opened a probe into whether a Lockheed-Boeing joint venture that launches U.S. government...Tags: Russia, Aerospace Manufacturing, Antitrust Issues, Services and Shopping, U.S. Air Force
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Exclusive: Antitrust probe of Lockheed-Boeing rocket venture
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have opened a probe into whether a Lockheed-Boeing joint venture that launches U.S. government satellites into space has flouted antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether United...Tags: Antitrust Issues, Vehicles, U.S. Air Force, Satellite Technology, Space Programs
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Pay TV Ops Set Conditions on Cable Nets in Inking Internet Video Pacts
VarietyPay TV providers including Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Dish Network and Cablevision Systems have certain carriage agreements that effectively discourage programmers from cutting deals with Internet TV providers, according to industry sources. But the...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, Intel Corp., Media Industry, Apple iOS
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OfficeMax sets July 10 for merger vote
Tribune staff reporterEngaged-to-be-merged office supply retailers OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. on Monday set July 10 for their respective shareholders to vote on the betrothal. Naperville-based OfficeMax and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Office Depot have yet to announce a...Tags: Staples Inc., Services and Shopping, Office Depot Inc., Office Supplies, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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U.S. clears GenCorp, Rocketdyne deal at request of Defense Dept
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - Aerospace company GenCorp Inc has been given U.S. antitrust approval to buy rocket engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. The FTC said that it approved the deal even... -
Measuring identity theft protection services
Watchdog with Paul MuschickPeople occasionally ask me what I know about companies that offer identity theft protection services and whether they are worth the cost. I haven't explored that issue, but the Consumer Federation of America has, and it issued an update this...... -
Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother'?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The...
Tags: Networking, Dianne Feinstein, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., AOL LLC
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FTC targets timeshare scammers
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it has brought 191 actions against companies offering fraudulent timeshare resale services and phony travel prizes. "Our response to recent travel fraud and timeshare resale scams is loud and clear,"...Tags: Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, Corporate Crime, Travel Deals, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Howard County forum educates on dangers of identity theft
You make concerted efforts to safeguard information from identity thieves — keeping bank card passwords concealed, buying online goods solely from secure websites and refusing to furnish personal information to anyone you don't know. Adults and...Tags: Consumers, Ken Ulman, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Social Security
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RPT-U.S. takes Apple to trial over e-books price-fixing
ReutersBy Nate Raymond NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc goes to trial Monday over allegations by federal and state authorities that it conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books. The trial pits the maker of the popular iPad and iPhone...Tags: Book, Computer Hardware, Justice System, E-Commerce Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Apple e-book price-fixing trial about to get underway
For a company that beat down prices of online music, Apple Inc. finds itself in the odd situation of defending itself against government claims that it conspired to fix prices for electronic books. Starting Monday, the Justice Department will lay out in...
Tags: Book, Apple iPod, Antitrust Issues, Computer Hardware, Amazon.com Inc.
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