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4. I guess one must go thru the magic FCC revolving door to find out:

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:14 PM

Jan 2013

New Republic: The FCC's Revolving Door Is Shameless
by James Downie May 20, 2011 9:08 AM
James Downie is a reporter-researcher at The New Republic.

Last week, FCC commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker announced that she was leaving the commission to become the chief lobbyist for the newly merged Comcast/NBCUniversal. Only months before, Baker had voted to allow the historic and controversial merger between the cable company and the broadcast network, and though the 4-1 tally meant her vote had not provided the crucial margin, she was also on record complaining on multiple occasions that the FCC took too long to approve the deal.

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http://www.npr.org/2011/05/20/136492206/new-republic-the-fccs-revolving-door-is-shameless

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Yes, that is really bad....and the main reason we have such dysfunctional corporate media prairierose Jan 2013 #3

I guess one must go thru the magic FCC revolving door to find out: think Jan 2013 #4

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