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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Candlebox Is Never "Far Behind"

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Soundgarden, Alt-Rock, Billboard, Alternative Rock, Alice in Chains, Love Stories and Other Musings, Grunge, A-Sides, A-Sides With Jon Chattman, Candlebox, Seattle, Far Behind, Rock, Kevin Martin, Pearl Jam, Believe in It, 1990s, 1990s Alt-Rock, Video, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Multi-platinum rockers Candlebox are back with their first studio album in almost four years called Love Stories & Other Musings.

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How About a Little Love for the Assist?

Larry Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Amari Stoudamire, Kevin Martin, Monta Ellis, Eric Gordon, Sports News
Larry Strauss

Right now, the NBA's scoring leader, Kevin Durant, is averaging an impressive 29 points per game. But let's say we credited the points of an assist -- would he still be top scorer?

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Arron Aflalo Hits Game-Winning OT Jumper To Cap Thrilling Nuggets Comeback (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Nuggets, Chauncey Billups, Sacramento Kings, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Martin, Ty Lawson, Spencer Hawes, Arron Aflalo, Nuggets Comeback, Video, Denver News

VIDEO BELOW From The AP: Arron Afflalo hit a 21-foot baseline jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets, down by 17 points ...

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Probe the Past To Protect the Future

Andrew Kreig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, John Conyers, Jill Simpson, Don Siegelman, Bailout, Patrick Leahy, Economy, Kevin Martin, Rosa DeLauro, John Dingell, Stimulus, Investigate, Barack Obama, Torture, Politics News
Andrew Kreig

Congress is taking well-publicized steps for increased oversight. Yet vigorous public pressure is required to ensure that their "investigations" are not merely for show.

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Kevin Martin Resigns As FCC Chief, Heads To Aspen Institute

FT | Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Martin is to step down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to join the Aspen Institute, a non-profit leadership organisation, t...

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FCC Chair Kevin Martin Cancels Vote On Free, Porn-Free Internet

Wall Street Journal | Fawn Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, FCC Free Internet, Fcc, Free Internet Access, Kevin Martin FCC, Porn-Free Internet, Media News

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Friday evening canceled next week's meeting at which the commission was sched...

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House Report Slams FCC Chair Kevin Martin For Manipulating Data, Suppressing Information

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Media News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a scathing report released Tuesday, congressional investigators outlined a pattern of mismanagement, dysfunction and abuse of po...

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House Report on FCC Chairman Is No Laughing Matter

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Technology, Fcc, Fcc Report, Federal Communications Commission, Media News
Art Brodsky

As damaging as are the accounts of the individual cases, however, are the reports of staff intimidation and of the creation of the "climate of fear" in the agency.

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FCC Chair To Push For Free, Porn-Free National Internet

Silicon Alley Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, FCC Free Internet, Fcc, Free Internet Access, Media News

During the FCC's December meeting, chair Kevin Martin plans to push for a free, but porn-free Internet service that would be available to all American...

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Google, Yahoo Revise Search Deal: MediaBytes With Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Streaming Video, Jerry Yang, Sumner Redstone, Mediabytes, Brightcove, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Paramount Pictures, Mtv, Phone, Phillipe Dauman, Eric Schmidt, Transformers, Media News, Viacom, Kevin Martin, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Google and Yahoo will narrow the focus of their search ads deal in order to win approval from the Department of Justice. The revised plans have a tw...

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FCC Chair Kevin Martin Named "Porker Of The Month" For $355K NASCAR Sponsorhip

TVWeek | Ira Teinowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital TV, Fcc, Kevin Martin, FCC NASCAR, Digital TV NASCAR, Nascar, Porker of the Month, Citizens Against Government Waste, Digital TV Transition, Media News

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is being named "Porker of the Month" by a government watchdog group thanks to the FCC's $355,0...

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Companies Win, Consumers Lose in McCain's Tech Plan

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, John McCain, Fcc, FCC Comcast Hearing, Net Neutrality, Internet Policy, John McCain Internet, Kevin Powell, Kevin Martin, Mccain Net Neutrality, Kevin Martin FCC, Media News
Art Brodsky

McCain's internet policy is the product of a team of advisors that gives lip service to consumers, but when the rubber meets the road, it's the corporations that get most of the goodies.

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Comcast Unleashes the Lapdogs

Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Comcast, Wall Street Journal, Net Neutrality, Media News
Craig Aaron

It's the 11th hour for Comcast at the FCC. They were caught secretly blocking legal Internet traffic and lied about it. On Friday, they are expected to finally be held accountable.

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Sirius-XM Merger Close To Approval After Companies Agree To $20M Fine

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deborah Taylor Tate, Fcc, Kevin Martin, Sirius Radio, Sirius XM Merger, XM Satellite, Media News

WASHINGTON — Approval of a merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies was imminent Thursday after the pair agreed to pay $19.7 mi...

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Sirius-XM Merger Hangs In The Balance As FCC Split Down Party Lines

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sirius Radio, Sirius XM Merger, XM Satellite, Fcc, Deborah Taylor Tate, Kevin Martin, Media News

WASHINGTON — The proposed merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio companies appeared close to final approval Wednesday, with the sole undeci...

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FCC Suddenly Relevant As It Approaches 74th Birthday

New York Sun | Harold Furchtgott-Roth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Kevin Martin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

Tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934, the legal framework for federal regulation of all manner of communications thro...

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Senate Votes to Reverse FCC Decision Allowing Media Consolidation

Josh Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Kevin Martin, Media, Fcc, Media Consolidation, Media News
Josh Silver

The Senate's vote reflects growing awareness -- in Congress and with average Americans -- of the perils of concentrated media ownership.

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FCC Chief: No Need To Make Internet Regulations More Clear, Open

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, FCC Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Media News

WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday his agency has all the authority it needs to prevent Internet ...

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Sirius-XM Merger Gets Federal Approval

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Hold...

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Handicapping The Race To Replace Kevin Martin As FCC Chair

The Hollywood Reporter | Brooks Boliek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, FCC Chair, Fcc, Next FCC Chair, Media News

WASHINGTON -- The spoils system might not be what it was when Sen. William Marcy, D-N.Y., inadvertently gave it its name in his 1832 "To the victor go...

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FCC Nearing Decision On Sirius-XM Merger

Wall Street Journal | Sarah McBride and Amy Schatz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, XM Satellite, FCC Sirius XM Merger, Fcc, Sirius, Xm, Sirius XM Merger, XM Radio, Sirius Radio, Media News

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin asked his staff to draft documents on the planned merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM...

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Oxygen Founder Gerry Laybourne: Kevin Martin "Would Like To Go Back To The 1950s"

Portfolio.com | Lloyd Grove | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time in her life, Geraldine Laybourne is unemployed. Last month, she left Oxygen Media, the women-centric cable television and internet ...

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FCC Approves $19M Clear Channel Buyout

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Bain Capital Partners, Fcc, Mitt Romney Clear Channel, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Clear Channel, Media News

The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on the $19.5 billion deal that will take the nation's largest radio broadcaster private, an agenc...

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FCC Expected To Approve Proposal Allowing Broadcasters To Own Newspapers

AP | John Dunbar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Kevin Martin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Business News

Despite intense political pressure, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve a proposal Tuesday that will allow broadcasters in th...

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FCC Lifts 32-Year Old Consolidation Ban, Allows Broadcasters To Own Newspapers

AP | John Dunbar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Federal Communications Commission, overturning a 32-year-old ban, voted Tuesday to allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to ...

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