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Today's Quote 12.05.07

Submitted: December 5, 2007 - 6:08pm
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:58am

"The rules promoting the public interest and diversity in media ownership are too important to allow the FCC chairman to force through an agenda supported by Washington lobbyists that favors corporate interests over the people's interests."
-- Sen Barack Obama (D-IL)

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