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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jun. 17, 2009

DOJ Official Tones Down Antitrust Rhetoric

The Justice Department's antitrust division's chief economist dialed back expectations Tuesday on how aggressively it will police companies that dominate their markets.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - In an apparent attempt to quell anxiety over the Justice Department's antitrust plans, the antitrust division's chief economist dialed back expectations Tuesday on how aggressively it will police companies that dominate their markets.

Carl Shapiro, the deputy assistant attorney general for economics, called the concerns about ramped up antitrust enforcement "a little blown out of proportion...

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