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While a breakup is a harsh punishment, it is unclear whether anything weaker would effectively deter Microsoft from continuing its monopolistic practices. Conduct remedies that left Microsoft structurally intact but placed rules on its behavior would likely be evaded by the software giant; the antitrust case grew out of Microsoft's circumvention of a consent decree not to bundle Internet Explorer with Windows. Imposing permanent regulations on Microsoft's actions would thus require constant judicial monitoring (and constant appeals from Microsoft) to ensure compliance...
Decker said the city should spend more to deter crime. She said she also plans to appeal to the state government for increased funding for Area...
...destroy or capture the Taiwanese garrison and create a precedent for U.S. acquiescence to Chinese coercion, thus weakening Taiwanese morale before the main invasion a few years hence. The U.S. Senate needs to pass the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act with a veto-proof majority. Such a clear signal might deter a war in the Taiwan Strait. JAY LOO Lansdale...
Afternoon sun and speeches by students, workers and Cambridge officials attracted almost 200 activists to yesterday's rally for a living wage in front of University Hall, and an evening shower did not deter about 30 seasoned protesters from pitching tents in front of the Science Center in a "sleep-out" for workers' rights...
Afternoon sun and speeches by students, workers and Cambridge officials attracted almost 200 activists to yesterday's rally for a living wage in front of University Hall, and an evening shower did not deter about 30 seasoned protesters from pitching tents in front of the Science Center in a "sleep-out" for workers' rights...