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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Apr. 2, 2009

The FTC's New Enforcer

The new head of the FTC has shown a willingness to test the boundaries of the antitrust laws.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Sean Gates and Matthew Sikes

Some experts maintain that antitrust enforcement is "the first thing to go in terms of regulatory compliance" in a down economy. Someone forgot to tell this to President Obama. He just took another step to "reinvigorate antitrust enforcement." Consistent with his selection of Christine Varney to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, the president has chosen an outspoken advocate of expanded...

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