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On the recordMay 20, 2003
If you think that, for 1 minute, that a processor can demand that they get part of the 10 percent in exchange for an agreement to buy part of the 90 percent, you have got yourself an antitrust case right there.
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Ted Stevens

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about processor demands and antitrust issues.

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