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A MICROSOFT SPOKESMAN Thursday denounced published reports, based on anonymous sources said to be close to the negotiations, that the software maker and the U.S. government are closer to reaching a settlement in the ongoing federal antitrust case.

"When the reports say, ´sources close to the case,´ then unfortunately the sources don´t have to stand behind what they say," said Jim Cullinan, the Microsoft spokesman, adding that the sources in question must be from the government because Microsoft is following its policy of not commenting about specifics of the talks.

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