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U.S. and Europe Disagree on Sun-Oracle Deal

You must fill in all fields European Union regulators told the Oracle Corporation that its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems might break antitrust rules even though the United States authorities have approved the deal. Full Article at Gainesville Sun

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