Senate investigates possible Delta-Northwest merger in Washington

Delta Airlines CEO and President Richard Anderson (L) sits next to Northwest Airlines CEO and President Doug Steenland prior to a Judiciary Committee hearing on the examination of a possible Delta-Northwest merger in Washington on April 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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