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Opinion: David Simon Still Dead-Wrong, Now Encouraging Newspapers to Commit Federal Crimes external link

Rate   gawker.com | by The Cajun Boy | Tue, Jul 21

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Tue, Jul 21 Back in May David Simon, creator of The Wire, asked lawmakers to relax the nation's anti-trust laws so newspaper owners could get away with collusion. Now he's telling the New York Times and Washington Post to flaunt the laws completely.

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