Government agencies hit slump in recent efforts to block mergers
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Like the New York Yankees in a midsummer slump, the federal government is on a rare losing streak - at least in its efforts to block mergers.
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Not all mergers make sense -- so be skeptical.
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Corporate deal makers started the  summer hoping an improved economy would make this merger season  a hot one. As the bullish stock market and other  merger-friendly conditions fizzled, however, so did their  hopes.
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Back-channel efforts by the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats to begin trying to negotiate a solution to the fiscal problems of Social Security and other federal benefit programs appeared to collapse Wednesday.
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The charts that tally the number of deals law firms have worked on present a glimpse into the tight credit market, which brought deals to a halt this summer in the U.S.
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Plans to combine new compulsory ID cards with passports and driving licences are dropped by the government.
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Just as Capitol Hill was about to start debating the potential effects of a Microsoft-Yahoo merger, some lawmakers seem to have called a time out. Many observers were surprised when the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust task force scheduled a "Hearing on the State of Competition on the Internet" almost immediately after Microsoft revealed its unsolicited bid [...].
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PORTLAND, Maine  - Mergers and acquisitions have  played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past  several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for  consumers.  Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund  business has sometimes hurt fund investors.
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Businesses reined in spending on major purchases last month, a sign that corporate America is pulling back as the economy slows down.
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The flow of people between the campaigns and advocacy groups is alarming those who fought for tighter campaign finance rules.
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Federal agencies have dragged their feet on implementing 10-year-old law that requires them to use the Internet to make government documents easily available, a new study says.
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The $58-million merger between JP Morgan Chase and Bank One Corp. is costing the region more jobs. Chase is eliminating 400 positions at its card services division, which is located at its
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Talks on funding of political parties have broken down after 18 months of negotiations, it has emerged.
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They operate in different parts of the government, but both have decided to go digital and phase out their signature paper products.
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Weak market, poor performance of key titles but takeover talks still on
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The Republican Governors Association has been pulled into court and before regulatory agencies in several states this fall, where it's been fined or ordered to temporarily pull GOP gubernatorial candidate ads.
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In some cases, fights in Congress have slowed progress, or the U.S. government has focused on other priorities. In other cases, the cost of IT projects has been an issue.