Pletcher wasn't sure about future plans for Palace Malice and Verrazano, whose four-race winning streak ended in the Derby.

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And when he concluded McClellan couldn't win, he removed him, with no malice and complete coldness.

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Citing previous case law, Intel asserted that even acts of "pure malice by one business competitor against another" don't by themselves constitute a breach of antitrust law.

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