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	<title><![CDATA[Latest Washington Ethics Scandal: FCC Chairman Martin and the AT&T Merger]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/latest-washington-ethics-_b_35706.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Just when you thought the GOP might rein in the brazen corruption that cost them the election, another ethics scandal is brewing; this time at the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing through the merger of phone giants AT&amp;T and BellSouth - thus creating the world's largest telecommunications company. </p>

<p>Here's the problem: First, Martin wants to approve the merger without protecting consumers or preserving "Net Neutrality" -- the long-held principle that prevents Internet providers from discriminating between...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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