In a courtroom fight that has had its share of odd twists and turns, Microsoft Corp. has gotten another shocker: A legal nemesis rejoined the case for the nine states seeking tougher antitrust sanctions against the computer software maker. Stephen D. Houck, former chief of the antitrust bureau for the New York attorney general's office, clearly threw Microsoft's lawyer off balance when he showed up to question one of the company's top executives last month, according to transcripts released Monday under a court order.
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