Martha Coakley on Corporations

Don't take business for granted; both small and large

Martha knows that we cannot recover from this economic downturn without preparing for the jobs and the skills needed for success tomorrow. In order to grow jobs and retain workers, we cannot take business for granted. As Senator, Martha will make economic growth a top priority. She will listen and work with small and large businesses in Massachusetts to create jobs and lower costs. Source: Campaign website, www.marthacoakley.com, "Issues" Oct 1, 2009

Pushed anti-trust rules against Google and Yahoo

Last June, Google and Yahoo announced that they had entered into an $800 million four-year agreement under which Google ads would appear on Yahoo Search Results pages and on various Yahoo web properties and partner sites. Today, the two companies announced that the agreement has been terminated.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley issued the following statement regarding the announcement: "We are pleased that Google has announced that it has terminated its search advertising agreement with Yahoo. Our Antitrust Division worked with the U.S. Department of Justice and other states in an extensive investigation of this agreement. We believed that the agreement would have harmed competition in a critical and growing internet market and our office was prepared to file suit with the DOJ to block the agreement."

Source: Press release on Attorney General website, www.mass.gov Nov 5, 2008

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