Google Hires Former DOJ Lawyer to Lobby

June 1, 2007 By DIBYA SARKAR , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Google Inc. has hired a former Justice Department official to lobby the federal government on its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., which is being reviewed by antitrust regulators.

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