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On the recordJune 15, 2010
So what chance do the Qik-n-EZ convenience stores in central Illinois have if $8 billion does not get you to the table with Visa and MasterCard?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the bargaining power of smaller merchants against major credit card companies.

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