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Senate will hold BCS antitrust hearing next week

 
The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding college football's Bowl Championship Series. It will be the second hearing on the BCS held on Capitol Hill this year, following a contentious one in the House in May. The Senate Judiciary Committee Web site says the hearing will be next Tuesday in the committee's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights. Sen. (link)

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