FTC's Google Case Creates Strange Bedfellows In Congress

Dems and GOP warn FTC not to overstep authority

As the Federal Trade Commission moves closer to a decision about whether it will pull the trigger on its two antitrust investigations of Google, some Congressional leaders are coming to Google's defense.

That's not so strange, especially since Google spares little expense when it comes to lobbying Congress. But it is the players that have come to Google's defense that may raise a few eyebrows and bring new meaning to the term strange bedfellows.

The FTC is reportedly close to wrapping up two investigations of Google: one into whether the company's search results discriminate against its competitors, and the other into whether Google has been unfairly using Motorola Mobility patents to browbeat competing products.

On one side of the aisle are two Democrat representatives from Silicon Valley.

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