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Can Washington Help Ailing Newspaper Industry?

by Audie Cornish, NPR
May 12, 2009

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking for ways to shore up the struggling newspaper industry. Bills have been introduced that would allow newspapers to operate as tax-exempt non-profits and loosen anti-trust laws. Senator John Kerry held a hearing recently to come up with answers.

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