<p>Google. Sources who have provided testimony to the government say a departmental debate revolves around whether antitrust regulators should challenge Google's proposed revenue-sharing deal with Yahoo, or go for the whole enchilada--and haul Google into court on broader charges related to its dominance in search advertising.</p> <p>The latter tack would be the more ambitious--and fraught--choice. Ten years ago, the government prosecuted Microsoft for alleged antitrust violations, but ultimately settled the case in return for the company's agreement to make minor behavioral modifications.</p> <p>"My sense is that they're considering something larger," said one source who met with DOJ lawyers. "They're finding that with the specifics of the Yahoo deal, it's difficult to create a set of proofs (around the case), such would satisfy a judge."</p> Charles Cooper, CNET politics, media, google, yahoo, trust, antitrust, lawsuit, government, department, justice, merger, CNET <p><strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deia/" title="Link to Andr&eacute;ia's photostream"><strong>Andr&eacute;ia</strong></a></strong></p> the-feed 0 2008-09-11T13:07:45-04:00 <p>Looks like the Department of Justice is looking beyond Google's pending revenue-sharing deal with Yahoo.</p> 5 2019 go-big-or-go-home 2008-09-11T13:08:13-04:00 true false true false false Go Big Or Go Home #<Image:0x2b77bd781738> 2008-09-19T10:58:04-04:00 http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10038613-60.html 371 209