Hollywood, D.C.
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Comcast, AT&T Execs Tell Senators Mega-Mergers Are Good for Consumers and Innovation
But critics argue the deals will strangle access to online video and kill competition
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C-SPAN Limiting Viewer Web Access to Cable and Satellite Subscribers (Exclusive)
The network plans to restrict certain programming from its three channels
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Net Neutrality Battle: FCC Extends Time for ‘Open Internet’ Comments
The government is abandoning its original deadline of Tuesday night and giving people until Friday to offer comments
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Net Neutrality Battle: FCC Flooded With Calls to Bolster ‘Open Internet’ Rules
More than 677,000 comments have poured into the FCC, with just one more day left to file
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Hollywood Rages at Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Decision
Martha Plimpton, Lena Dunham, John Legend, and other stars tweeted their extreme disapproval
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Obama Taps Former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald to Lead Veteran Affairs
President Obama will nominate the executive as secretary of the department the White House says has a “corrosive culture”
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Congress Warned About DirecTV-AT&T Merger by Writers Guild of America West President
“Because the power to control the pipeline actually trumps the power to create, it brings with it the power to undermine the revolutionary power of the Internet itself,” said Christopher Keyser, WGA-W president, in front of Senate Judiciary Committee
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Supreme Court Aereo Decision Could Come Next Week
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued three opinions, but none on broadcast issues
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Is Jay Carney Moving to CNN?
The Washington Post reports CNN has given the outgoing White House Press Secretary “a fine offer”
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Washington Redskins Trademark Canceled, Ruled ‘Disparaging’ by Patent Board
Decision puts more pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to replace the team’s name
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Nick Offerman Roasts D.C. at Congressional Correspondents Dinner (Video)
The “Parks and Recreation” star lampooned everyone from Eric Cantor to the reporters themselves
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Legislators Offer Bill Requiring FCC to Act on Net Neutrality
“Our country cannot afford ‘pay-for-play’ schemes that divide our Internet into tiers based on who has the deepest pockets” says congressional co-sponsor Doris Matsui
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Tech Trade Group Rips Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
“Regulators should block this merger,” group representing Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Yahoo and others says
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Elan Carr, Ted Lieu Advance in Primary Race for Hollywood Elites’ House Seat Amid Low Voter Turnout
Republican Carr and Democrat Lieu beat several other candidates who had received backing from Hollywood power players
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Obama Says Hillary Clinton Would Be An ‘Effective’ President on ‘Live With Kelly & Michael’ (Video)
President Barack Obama tells Michael Strahan and Kelly Ripa that he’s become “really, really good friends” with his former secretary of state
