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added 2007 Wed May 30 6:19:00 by y_soitenly
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The Federal Trade Commission has begun a preliminary antitrust probe into Google's planned $3 billion deal to buy online ad company DoubleClick, according to a report published Monday.Antitrust concerns first surfaced shortly after the proposed merger was announced April 14. At that time, three digital-privacy groups a
added 2007 Sun May 20 16:08:30 by Ousama
China plans to launch a lunar probe in the second half of 2007, Xinhua news agency quoted the director of the National Space Administration as saying.If the Chang'e 1 orbiter succeeds in orbiting the moon, it would attempt to land and collect samples before returning to earth, Sun Laiyan said in a speech at Beijing Communications University.
added 2007 Fri May 11 23:10:56 by STONERS
U.S. and German agencies are investigating a potential terror plot against U.S. military bases, buildings and citizens in Germany, officials said Friday.
added 2007 Mon May 7 18:36:28 by STONERS
The recent hike in gas prices has prompted Sen. Charles Schumer - who has received plenty of calls from those motorists - to call for a federal investigation into the oil refineries that make the gas.
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 21:31:47 by SageXparadox
For the second time in as many days, a Republican member of Congress is stepping down from a sensitive committee because he's being investigated by the FBI. Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., is the subject of a probe into a questionable land swap. He denies any wrongdoing but is temporarily leaving his position on the House Intelligence Committee.
added 2007 Wed Apr 18 15:43:20 by Aidenag
The Senate, thanks a resolution it just adopted, has confirmed that Sen. Pete Domenici is the subject of "preliminary inquiry" over his involvement in the firing of former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.
added 2007 Fri Apr 13 18:13:24 by STONERS
The Justice Department on Friday sent Congress more documents on the firings of U.S. attorneys, satisfying one Democratic demand even as a new fight erupted over White House e-mails that may have been lost.
added 2007 Thu Mar 8 3:32:38 by populist
The Senate Judiciary Committee will ask several Justice Department officials to testify about the firing of eight federal prosecutors and could issue subpoenas if they refuse, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 5:39:38 by okitech
A European space probe has completed a close fly-by of the planet Mars in a crucial manoeuvre on its 10-year journey to land on a distant comet
added 2007 Sat Jan 20 1:24:17 by okitech
A spacecraft is zooming toward a close encounter with Jupiter to study its tempestuous atmosphere, ring system and four of its moons before dashing off to see distant Pluto in 2015, scientists said on Thursday.