PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - March 12
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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PARIS - European regulators cleared Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Web-advertising giant DoubleClick, a cyber-marriage that would combine their abilities to track individuals' private lives and interests online.
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The pharmaceutical industry, long an ally of Republicans, has increasingly worked itself into the good graces of the Democratic Party and by doing so has helped block the Democrats' top prescription-drug initiatives.
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Hulu, a joint venture of NBC Universal and Fox, debuts on the Web Wednesday with a large library of advertising-supported television shows, movies and other video.
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