Sirius and XM in antitrust doubts

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
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c3bde43c-a912-11dc-ad9e-0000779fd2ac.html
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