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Old Aug 29, 2013, 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
Agreed. It's a complete non-story; Wednesday must have been a slow news day.
It's August. August is a slow news month in general (with the exception of major items such as the filing of the antitrust suit).


Originally Posted by FWAAA

To DCann's and jspira's credit, their publication is one of the few which openly questions whether the merger should be allowed to proceed.

On other websites, employees (primarily US employees) are giddy at the news and are openly speculating that it's proof that the DOJ has what they repeatedly refer to as "a weak case." Hope springs eternal.
First, thanks for noticing and the compliment. Second, while I'm the editorial director of Frequent Business Traveler, DCann is not a staff member but apparently a regular (and hopefully loyal) reader. We do appreciate the fact that he shared the piece here of course.
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