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WASHINGTON — A growing chorus of lawmakers is warning that the proposed merger of ticketing company Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc. raises serious competition concerns and deserves close antitrust scrutiny.
In a letter Monday to Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., called on the Justice Department to approve the transaction only if it will not harm competition and will not lead to higher prices for consumers.
