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John McCain and the FCC media ownership fight
JOHN MCCAIN AND THE FCC MEDIA OWNERSHIP FIGHT
[SOURCE: Ars Technica, AUTHOR: Matthew Lasar]
[Commentary] The furor over Federal Communications Commission Chair Kevin Martin's move to relax the agency's newspaper/TV cross ownership ban got a little more political this week as Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced a resolution on Wednesday disapproving of the December 2007 decision. The Senate statement declares that the new rule "shall have no force or effect." Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) have both co-sponsored the declaration along with seven other Democrats and four Republicans. None of those Republicans include the GOP's choice for the White House, Senator John McCain of Arizona. How will Sen McCain vote on this issue? If past performance is an indicator, he'll oppose Sen Dorgan and support the FCC's ruling.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080309-john-mccain-and-the-fcc-me...

