71.  For the first time ever in an antitrust case, the Justice Department coordinated its settlement with European investigators who had pursued the same charges against Microsoft.

72.  For its part, Microsoft said it saw the settlement as a way to move on to the bigger issues in the broader antitrust case.

73.  For one thing, the new Bush administration will probably not be as aggressive in prosecuting antitrust cases as was the Clinton administration.

74.  Gates raised piles of money Sen. Slade Gorton, a Republican from Washington state who raised the antitrust case as a key campaign issue.

75.  Gates told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the antitrust case will not affect investors.

76.  He also suggested that the National Security Council be designated to evaluate whether the antitrust case should continue.

77.  He also turned on the government, contending that the FBI had encouraged him to destroy evidence to bolster its antitrust case.

78.  Green, who has a reputation as a tireless worker, was named the mediator in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case by a federal court in Washington last year.

79.  He scarcely has time to bother with a government antitrust case proceeding against him, except to yell at his lawyers.

80.  His appointment does not necessarily mean that the department will bring a broad antitrust case against Microsoft.