This merger would create a monopoly in those areas where cable television is not available, thereby eliminating the only competitive choice for millions of households.

This merger would give General Dynamics a permanent monopoly in nuclear submarines and would substantially lessen competition in surface combatants.

We don't want to create any more damage than absolutely necessary. But in areas that had high water, we have to go in. There's still a chance that somebody might be in these residences.

We want to give consumers an alternative to the cable monopoly, and the cable industry is doing everything possible -- including patchwork-quilt fake research -- to try and stop us and others from competing in providing video choice.

Eliminating Garry Trudeau's 'Doonesbury' on the basis of its competitive score on the comics page is a little like choosing a Rhodes scholar from a group of competitors made up of beauty queens, champion consumers of hot dogs, and three-legged racers. 'Doonesbury' is in a class by itself.

She's a competitor - been a basketball player herself. So we don't do anything competitive with cards or monopoly or anything. We just watch movies or watch a ballgame. We keep it like that. We've had our wars before on different things. So we decided it's best we don't do it anymore.