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Search for: Offline summarization (match summaries) Hybrid summarization Online summarization Offline summarization (match articles) U.S. World Finance Sci/Tech Entertainment Sports View Today's Images Back to Archive Index About Newsblaster About today's run Newsblaster in Press Academic Papers Article Sources: washingtonpost.com (208 articles) news.bbc.co.uk (160 articles) nytimes.com (154 articles) seattletimes. nwsource.com (119 articles) cbc.ca (110 articles) boston.com (103 articles) abcnews.go.com (68 articles) timesonline.co.uk (60 articles) baltimoresun.com (58 articles) latimes.com (51 articles) foxnews.com (49 articles) suntimes.com (42 articles) nypost.com (37 articles) cnn.com (35 articles) ft.com (27 articles) haaretz.com (20 articles) dallasnews.com (19 articles) entertainment. timesonline.co.uk (16 articles) msnbc.msn.com (15 articles) cbsnews.com (11 articles) topics.nytimes.com (10 articles) technology. timesonline.co.uk (10 articles) nature.com (8 articles) latimesblogs. latimes.com (4 articles) sfgate.com (3 articles) zdnet.com (2 articles) business. timesonline.co.uk (2 articles) money.cnn.com (1 article)	Microsoft Attacks Google Over Book Search Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English Separate from the merger review, the FTC is also likely to request public comments on privacy principles that all online ad companies would have to follow. (article 1) Microsoft has said in congressional testimony and in comments to the FTC that the Google-DoubleClick deal would greatly reduce competition in the online-advertising market. (article 1) Google has ramped up its sales force in the Washington area in the past year to adapt its technology products to the needs of the military, civilian agencies and the intelligence community. (article 3) Already, agencies use enhanced versions of Google's 3-D mapping product, Google Earth, to display information for the military on the ground in Iraq and to track airplanes that fight forest fires across the country. (article 3) Rumours that user-driven news website Digg is close to being sold to Google Inc. have resurfaced, with the internet search leader reportedly offering around $200 million US for the social news site. (article 2) Technology blog TechCrunch, citing sources " inside and outside of Google said Tuesday negotiations have intensified in the last six weeks, with the two companies reportedly signing a letter of intent. (article 2) TechCrunch had earlier reported in March that Digg was on the verge of being sold, with Google and Microsoft Corp. named as potential buyers. (article 2) Other summaries about this story: Summary from Canada, from articles in English (1 articles) [compare] Summary from United States, from articles in English (3 articles) [compare] Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English (1 articles) [compare] Other stories about Microsoft, Google and Software: As Zune Goes on Sale, Microsoft Says iPod Can Be Tamed (4 articles) Microsoft shakes up Windows, online businesses; a key player in failed Yahoo bid quits (19 articles) Event tracking: Track this story's development in time Story keywords Microsoft, Google, Software, ONLINE, Search Source articles Google-DoubleClick Deal Nears Approval (Washington Post, 07/24/2008, 450 words) Google close to buying social news site Digg: report (cbc.ca, 07/23/2008, 271 words) Google Searches For Government Work (Washington Post, 07/24/2008, 577 words) Microsoft Attacks Google Over Book Search (Washington Post, 07/24/2008, 653 words) Free, open-source software: A pick'n'mix digital life (technology.timesonline.co.uk, 07/24/2008, 1069 words) blaster@cs.columbia.edu