Microsoft's pitch seems to say that big antitrust cases have to take forever or they can't be brought, which would strangle antitrust law in a fast-moving industry. When you are weak on the facts and weak on the law, you pound on the judge.

Bird flu isn't over in Switzerland. We are not finding cases any more but on the other hand we can be quite sure that the bird flu virus will remain in the wild bird population in Switzerland for years to come ? our guess is about five-20 years.

The focus here is taking out ones that wouldn't make it anyway .

I'm pretty sure this one was still standing the last time we were here.

None of the judges in the D.C. Circuit has seen the record in this case yet, which leaves everything open to complete reconsideration,

This is exactly the kind of case that the Expediting Act is designed for, ... It is not an option that the government has abused in the past. It's been invoked only twice - both times in the government's antitrust case against AT&T.