mr. haran, you obberve the committee needs to address the root cause of these problems. the nullification of long- standing and anti-trust laws and requirements. both comments go to the heart of the issue that we're dealing with here in the delta s/northwest merger, acquisition, however you want to phrase it. what are your suggestions -- i just want your verbal response and thee put something in writing as to think about it -- how can we restructtre the d .o.t. role in the anti-trust force on the calculations done on the anti-trust proceedings? anti-press law is limited to porizontal overlaps. i had to ask the justice department in the delta and northwest situation where therwy would consider the downstream affect of the merger on the other possible mergers, and it was like pulling teeth, but eventually they said yes, we would give that consideration. they did not say it would be a factor, but the anti-press role is like a straight jacket. it is very limited. the d.o.t. has wider latitude in these matters, but they have gone on to prove anti-press immunity, along with ju