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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google tries to rehab its antitrust image

The search and online ad giant goes on campaign to prove it encourages competition within and outside the company.

Erica Ogg Former Staff writer, CNET News
Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur.
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Google has been revealed to be on a campaign to convince industry observers as well as the federal government that it values competition. The lobbying is aimed at a spate of antitrust investigations that have cropped up against the company in recent years. Reporter Stephen Shankland explains what Google is up to.

Also on today's podcast: Hackers break into FAA databases, Boost Mobile is expanding its retail store presence, and the Kindle gets tripped up by President Obama's name.


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