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To: cheryl williamson who wrote (20007)4/7/1999 7:05:00 PM
From: RTev  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74651
 
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A news story on why there's no news story:

M'soft Case Leaves States Speechless
zdnet.com

As long as the government remains ahead with Jackson, it has no reason to talk; jawboning the press to win concessions from Microsoft it doesn't need won't help its position.

Microsoft, meanwhile, is almost in the position of supplicant before the government. Talking to the press won't win it points with a government that can only benefit from the pressure a gag agreement adds to the discussions.