Is a tax imposed by the virtue of this protection, the antitrust exemption that allows the league to threaten the blackout. I will split out point out that they Sports Coalition pointed to allegations that were provided to us from an executive that wishes to remain anonymous that the reason why those three playoff games that you alluded to in your opening statement, green bay, indianapolis, the reason why those threaten blackouts didnt occur, it was alleged was because the nfl pressured broadcast networks to buy up unsold tickets in order to avoid the blackout. Now lets assume for a moment that allegation is true. Let me get this straight. The United States government gets the nfl in antitrust exemption. The nfl takes that antitrust exemption and exerts power on other third parties to get them to buy something from the nfl at full value. Now, the nfl had every opportunity to turn around to the Sports Coalition and say that is blatantly false how dare you make such allegations. Instead
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Back on better times like twenty eighteen new figures show it was another record year for exports. Im Stephen Beard zimmer lent thanks for joining me nord stream to germanys controversial gas pipeline project with russia has cleared a critical stumbling block following a new compromise between berlin and paris france had threatened to withhold that support at a critical juncture leading to talk of a fall out between berlin and paris especially after the french president canceled a joint appearance in munich german chancellor Angela Merkel now says the project is back on the right path is the not the two of us is if we have indeed reached an Agreement Regarding the gas pipeline regulations and we are in you reached it because germany and france where together very closely and with the remaining e. U. Presidency and the other Member States of course you have this new you know how often i meet president how often we hold talks we cooperate daily on all important european topics and even i
It was exactly a month ago when even our mainstream press couldn't help but register (to the general consternation) the not inconsiderable uncertainty on the part of the French government about its willingness to proceed with the trumpeted Great Work. Redazione Italia