The Justice Department is already examining the deal to decide whether to intervene. In a letter Thursday, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, said his panel concluded that "important competition issues are raised by this transaction." He urged the Justice department to "continue to monitor the state of competition in this industry."
Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - October 2, 2008 The deal will see Google sell some of the ads displayed
alongside search results on Yahoo's Web site. Yahoo embraced the
idea as an alternative to a takeover by Microsoft Corp.