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• NYC judge rejects Google settlement with authors, publishers over firm's huge digital library
  NEW YORK - Saying Google Inc. had overstretched, a federal judge on Tuesday rejected a deal between the giant search engine and lawyers for authors and publishers that would have let the company make money presiding over the world's largest digital library.
• AT&T, T-Mobile merger blasted
  A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted the deal.
• Consumer advocates: FCC should require more disclosure on political ads
  The Federal Communications Commission should require sponsors of political advertising to disclose their biggest financial backers to the public, according to a petition filed Tuesday by a public-interest law firm.
• AT&T buying T-Mobile: A disconnect for consumers
  Your choice for wireless service would get smaller should AT&T carry out its plan to buy T-Mobile USA.
• iPods in one hand, vinyl records in the other, Digital Generation includes some old souls
  Sarah McCarthy has a peculiar passion for a 16-year-old: She's a vinyl junkie.
• AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA
  AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
• Escaping your digital past
  Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity.
• Google blames China for disrupting email services in latest spat
  Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program.
• AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA
  AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
• Value Added: Creating a conveyor belt for renovation
  Anthony Lanier built an assembly line of engineers, architects, historical preservation specialists, zoning lawyers and construction firms who could pump out renovated buildings one after another.
• Washington area business events for the week of March 21
  Send potential listings to facetime@washpost.com at least two weeks in advance.
• GAO rules against homeland security contract
  The decision could be significant for agencies reevaluating their IT programs in the wake of Office of Management and Budget reviews launched last year.
• Satellite firms pitch the government on off-the-shelf commercial products
  The offers follow the release of an Obama administration policy urging agencies to avoid building satellites from scratch.
• AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, combining No. 2 and 4 US cellphone companies
  The deal between the country's second- and fourth-largest wireless carriers costs $39 billion.
• AT&T to acquire Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
  AT&T Inc. said it entered a definitive agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG to acquire T- Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion.
• Escaping your digital past
  Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity.
• Japan's 'black swan': Scientists ponder the unparalleled dangers of unlikely disasters
  Mega-quakes. Supervolcanoes.Crippling solar flares. Events that sounds like paranoia are actively researched by mainstream scientists and government officials.
• SEC accuses IBM of misconduct in providing gifts to Korean, Chinese officials
  The Securities and Exchange Commission accused IBM on Friday of bribing government officials in South Korea with cash payments and free computers.
• Coming soon to a computer near you: Dot-XXX
  After 10 years of debate, the Calif. nonprofit that oversees Internet addresses gave the green light to the virtual red light district..
• The ever-changing scene of hotel room amenities
  As travelers' needs change, hotels adapt by altering the amenities they provide in their rooms, eliminating some (sewing kits, shower caps) and adapting (minibars) or introducing (iPads, docking stations). Here's a look at the latest stage in the evolution of hotel rooms and the treats they dangle b