Mr. Bonaparte said in a statement that he had been in contact with the Police Executive Research Forum about the search for a successor to Mr. Lee.

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Last year it launched a search-bar discussion forum website in Vietnam, after testing the waters with a directory (homepage with links), and seems to be picking up traffic, though Google remains the top choice there.

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Although regulatory relief at the FTC appears to be fleeting (and the DOJ is not the proper forum), website rivals could seek protection against search discrimination from Congress.

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