Mediagazer: C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain writes to newly elected US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for permission to use the network's independent cameras in the House chamber (Oliver Darcy/CNN)

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C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain writes to newly elected US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for permission to use the network's independent cameras in the House chamber — New York CNN — — C-SPAN isn't packing up its cameras quietly. — The public affairs network on Tuesday sent a letter …

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