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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Comcast's efforts to protect members of Congress who, in turn, protect Comcast

Two weeks ago, Comcast rejected a political ad as defamatory because it stated that telecoms "broke the law." Today, the NYT wrote that telecoms "broke the law by helping Mr. Bush carry out his warrantless wiretapping operation."
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:00 AM

    Take Them at Their Word

    If they hadn't broken the law, they wouldn't need amnesty, would they? So let's hear Comcast come out against this bill on the grounds that passing it would imply they had broken the law -- wouldn't that be defamatory too?

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