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The Justice Department Statement in Microsoft Case

By PBS News Hour

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced it was no longer seeking the breakup of software giant Microsoft. The following is the full text of the statement released to the public.

Justice Dept. Will Not Seek Microsoft Breakup

The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it would not seek the breakup of Microsoft Corp and would strive to wrap up the three-year-old case "as quickly as possible."…

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