Sirius and XM in antitrust doubts

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SIRIUS AND XM IN ANTITRUST DOUBTS
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: James Politi and Stephanie Kirchgaessner]
Sirius and XM, the top two US satellite radio providers, on Wednesday faced growing doubts over their ability to secure antitrust clearance for a $13bn merger announ­ced in February. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey asking him to get personally involved in the Department of Justice's review of the deal. Chairman Conyers said in a letter to Mr Mukasey that he had not taken a position on the merger, but that he was dismayed by recent reports that antitrust chief Thomas Barnett may be intending to approve the merger against the objections of DoJ staff
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Sirius and XM in antitrust doubts