| 21. | Staples and Office Depot couldn't be reached for comment.
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| 22. | The stores were in markets where Staples and Office Depot overlapped.
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| 23. | Stewart said Home Depot attorneys intend to oppose the proposed intervention.
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| 24. | Home Depot, of Atlanta, recently opened its 500th store.
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| 25. | The FTC distributed copies of Staples and Office Depot newspaper ads.
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| 26. | They sometimes make her drowsy at her job at Home Depot.
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| 27. | Home Depot's shares have jumped 23 percent this year.
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| 28. | Staples and Office Depot attorneys are expected to respond this afternoon.
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| 29. | Currently, Staples operates 662 stores and Office Depot runs 576.
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| 30. | Office Depot opened 29 stores, bringing its total to 576.
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