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FCC Chief Gets Grilled on Hill

House members want cross-ownership vote delayed; Dems plead for oversight

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 6, 2007 1:37 PM CST

(Newser) – FCC Chairman Kevin Martin faced angry questioning from both sides of the aisle at a House oversight meeting yesterday, as many urged the commissioner to delay December 18's vote on a controversial change to media cross-ownership rules. Martin said the plan, which would allow companies... Read full story »

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