Bob Pendlebury, Durham County Council's cabinet member for environment and transport, says they will only look at closing the ford as a last resort.

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The ITAA and its member companies contend that the Broadcast Flag would hurt their business by closing out new markets and limiting the kinds of appliances and software they can sell to consumers.

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The Senate Finance Committee's leaders, chairman Charles Grassley (R- Iowa) and ranking member Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have both pushed various enforcement and loophole closing measures.

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