Satellite radio saga takes unexpected turn
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080717/capt.3d300102d7e241eaa85755e4cd55a475.fcc_xm_sirius_wx210.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Ep3IEoCPh32S5E5HA0miIw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="In this March 21, 2007 file photo, XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio products are advertised side by side on the exterior windows in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles. The potential deciding vote in the U.S. government's review of the $3.1 billion merger between satellite radio companies tells The Associated Press he will vote in favor of the deal if the companies agree to tougher conditions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_go_ot/fcc_xm_sirius)AP - During his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission, Jonathan Adelstein has been a fierce critic of government policies that allow big media companies to get bigger. So it came as a surprise when the Democratic commissioner put forth a proposal that would allow the nation's only two satellite radio companies to merge.</p><br clear="all"/>
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