Enter
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POINTERS
AIRLINE MERGER
CHALLENGED
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit this
week to block a proposed merger between
American Airlines and US Airways, saying the
deal would mean higher fares for consumers
and reduce competition. “This is the best
news that consumers could have possibly
gotten,” said Charlie Leocha, director of the
Consumer Travel Alliance. The airlines pledged
to use “all legal options” to fight the challenge.
JESSE JACKSON JR.
SENTENCED
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), son
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HUFFINGTON
08.18.13
of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, was
sentenced Wednesday to two-and-a-half
years in prison and three years of supervised
release for using about $750,000 of
campaign funds to buy personal items.
His wife was sentenced to a year in prison
for filing false tax returns and must pay
$22,000 in restitution. “If probation is not
available to her, give me her time,” Jackson
told the judge, referring to his wife.
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