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The storied merger proceedings between Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and its hoped-for partner, XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR), took another step on Tuesday, albeit one that was widely expected. Shareholders of both companies gave the merger their collective blessing by a healthy majority.

The sizable hurdles of regulatory approval on the part of the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) remain. Those opposed to the collaboration say the deal would create a monopoly in the satellite radio industry and point to the failed merger attempt between EchoStar Communications (NASDAQ: DISH), parent of the DISH Network, and DirecTV.

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