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Senator Urges FTC to Scrutinize Google AdMob Bid

April 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Google’s $750 million bid for mobile ad provider AdMob faces pressure from Sen. Herb Kohl, chairman for the subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights. Kohl has urged the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize the deal for competition issues. The Wall Street Journal says the FTC has built a litigation team in case the agency chooses to block the deal, and has briefed Congress on the merger.
– Regulatory pressure on Google’s $750 million acquisition bid for AdMob is
mounting after a U.S.
senator raised questions about the proposal in a letter to the Federal Trade
Commission.
Sen. Herb Kohl, chairman for the subcommittee on antitrust, competition
policy and consumer rights, wrote that…

Demand that Congress Pass the “Keep Your Hands Off My 401(k) Act of 2010″

March 4th, 2010 | No Comments

As I wrote in January:Last May, I wrote about the rumor that the Obama administration might seize funds from American’s 401k and IRA accounts.Last week, Bloomberg pointed out:The Obama administration is weighing how the government can encourage workers…

Kohl Promises Close Watch on Ticketmaster, Live Nation Deal

January 26th, 2010 | No Comments

The chairman of the Senate Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee vows to keep a keen eye on the proposed Department of Justice settlement allowing Ticketmaster to merge with Live Nation.
– Sen. Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate Antitrust, Competition Policy and
Consumer Rights Subcommittee, has said his panel will keep a close watch to
ensure compliance with the $2.5 billion merger deal Ticketmaster and Live
Nation cut with the Department of Justice.

The DOJ Jan. 25 said it quo…

Converting 401k and IRA Funds Into “Steady Payment Streams”

January 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Last May, I wrote about the rumor that the Obama administration might seize funds from American’s 401k and IRA accounts.Last week, Bloomberg pointed out:The Obama administration is weighing how the government can encourage workers to turn their savings…

July 29, 1994: Videogame Makers Propose Ratings Board to Congress

July 29th, 2009 | No Comments

1994: A coalition of game publishers presents Congress with its proposal for the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, a voluntary industry-wide standard for age ratings on videogames.
A joint congressional hearing in December 1993 took up the growing concern that the game industry was irresponsibly marketing violent videogames to minors. Spearheaded by Sens. Joe Lieberman (then D-Connecticut, [...]