11.   The U.S. Justice Department raised no antitrust objections to the merger last December.

12.   To avoid antitrust objections, Murdoch gave guarantees to the government not to interfere with editorial policy and management of the papers.

13.   The European Commission will send a letter to U.S. aircraft makers Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. this month listing antitrust objections to their planned merger.

14.   The Justice Department failed to raise antitrust objections and let a deadline pass for moving to block the deal.

15.   The Justice Department failed to raise antitrust objections and let a deadline pass for moving to block the CBS-Westinghouse merger.

16.   The proposed purchase of Baby Bell phone company U S West by Qwest Communications has cleared another regulatory hurdle with the Justice Department raising no antitrust objections.