July 26 2010 08:00 AM

According to the Los Angeles Times, "Opposition to an otherwise innocuous reauthorization bill from the Federal Aviation Administration is showing up around the web. The United Parcel Service of America is being accused of lobbying Congress to grant the international corporation a government bailout. Much of the backlash seems to have been scared up by FedEx, the largest competitors of UPS. FedEx launched the multi-million-dollar online campaign last month, backed by a website called BrownBailout.com -- "brought to you by FedEx Express," reads a statement on the site's footer. It's easy to see why the company is staging a campaign in opposition. The bill sort of targets FedEx." Read the full story here.

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