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To: Martin A. Haas, Jr. who wrote (176642)	9/1/2001 12:06:52 AM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

FTC is bought and sold by corporate America......"Despite concerns about the impact on competition, the FTC in the last two years approved the formation of Exxon Mobil Corp., British Petroleum's acquisition of Amoco Corp. and BP Plc's buyout of Atlantic Richfield Co. The commission also is weighing Phillips Petroleum Co.'s $8.3 billion purchase of Tosco Corp., which industry analysts predict will receive approval next month, and Valero Energy Corp.'s $5.4 buyout of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. to form the largest U.S. refiner. ".....Latimes