pressroom.consumerreports.org - 1/7/2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, today said Congress should consider delaying the February 17 transition from analog to digital TV broadcasts.
In letters to members of Congress, President Bush, and President-elect Obama, Consumers ...
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