Time for Comcast to Cash In Once Again on Its Political Clout

It knows how to play the Washington game

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Will Comcast's political ties help it earn regulatory approval for its purchase of Time Warner Cable? It can't hurt.

Those that opposed Comcast's big merger with NBCU were pretty stunned when the deal was approved three years ago. They shouldn't have been. Every time Comcast CEO Brian Roberts appeared before a hearing, it was practically a love fest. It was obvious he and the firm have a lot of friends in high places at the center of policymaking.

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