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Senate OKs veto of newspaper-b'cast rule


May 16, 2008 The U.S. Senate approved a "legislative veto" on Thursday that would overturn the FCC's new rule allowing newspaper and broadcast combinations in the top 20 markets. The "resolution of disapproval," sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and 26 other senators, was approved by a voice vote and, if approved by the House, faces a veto by President Bush. Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has described the agency's action as a "relatively minor loosening" of broadcast media ownership restrictions.

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