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Maintaining the Status Quo; CBS President Leslie Moonves Takes His Fin-Syn Views to Washington.(TV Currents)

Crain's Chicago Business, March, 2003

Byline: Michele Greppi CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, the dean of the Hollywood TV community, is heading to the nation's capital this week to do what comes naturally, to bend some ears on the subject he knows best and believes passionately in: television. Mr. Moonves is no stranger to Washington or political circles.

He's long been a friend of and fund-raiser for former President Bill Clinton-and is now in effect signing the six-figure paycheck Mr. Clinton is pocketing for trading politically direct barbs with Bob Dole in a point-counterpoint segment on 60 Minutes. As he meets with key Federal Communications Commission members and Capitol Hill lawmakers, instead of raising money, Mr. Moonves will be doing what he sees as his bit to raise...

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