Waxman, NBC Talk Deal Over Video.(dispute regarding possible violations of election-night coverage)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, September, 2001 by HEARN, TED

WASHINGTON - Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and NBC, locked in a seven-month dispute over election-night videos, passed the peace pipe last week. As a result, it was unclear whether Waxman would go forward with his threat to seek a subpoena for the tapes. The congressman and NBC opened talks last week in an attempt to settle their differences.

But despite the talk of compromise, it remained only a hope that a deal could be reached amicably. Waxman aide Phil Schuliro said that he had been in touch with NBC about a compromise, but would not predict that a deal could be reached. "I really don't want to say that. I think it's too early," Schiliro said. "Both our office and theirs expressed interest in trying to resolve it. So we hope it can be...

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