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By Peter Eichenbaum and Patrick O'Connor
June 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, faced with growing opposition and slipping support for his proposal to cap debit-card "swipe" fees, said he is working to exempt prepaid cards governments use to distribute benefits.
By Howard Blume
Under pressure from local community leaders, the federal Office for Civil Rights will look at whether low academic achievement of African American students results from discrimination -- intentional or not -- by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
By Joe Flint
During Monday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on Comcast's proposed takeover of NBC Universal, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) lamented the lack of TV shows aimed at minority viewers in general and black viewers in particular.
By Yussuf J. Simmonds
It was a field hearing of the Congressional Committee on the Judiciary, which was chaired by Representative John Conyers (MI-14) along with Representatives Judy Chu (CA-32), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Louie Gohmert (TX-1) and Maxine Waters (CA-35).
By Bob Fernandez
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat from Los Angeles, has emerged as a deep skeptic of Comcast Corp.'s proposed $30 billion deal for NBC Universal Inc., and about 70 like-minded lawmakers have joined her in calling for more public hearings on the merger.
By Paul Bond
Opponents of the merger between Comcast and NBC Universal fear being blacklisted if they speak their minds.
So argues U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who made the charge Monday during a House Judiciary hearing that focused on whether the proposed merger would lead to more, or less, ethnic diversity in the entertainment industry.