[Infowarrior] - National priorities....?

[Richard Forno]

Aren't there more pressing matters for Uncle Sugar to deal with now  
besides college bowl championships.......or, for that matter,  
Congressional investigations and hearings on steroid abuse and  
concussions in professional sports?  I guess some things are more  
important to others.   --rf


Posted: Friday January 29, 2010 6:38PM;
Updated: Friday January 29, 2010 8:36PMJustice Dept.: Obama  
administration may take action on BCS

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is considering several  
steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl  
Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to  
a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

In the letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch, obtained by The Associated Press,  
Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote that the Justice  
Department is reviewing Hatch's request and other materials to  
determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS  
violates antitrust laws.

"Importantly, and in addition, the administration also is exploring  
other options that might be available to address concerns with the  
college football postseason," Weich wrote, including asking the  
Federal Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under  
consumer protection laws.

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