Bush promotes Martin to FCC head

Reuters reports that President Bush has picked Kevin Martin to head the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, replacing Michael Powell. Martin, 38, became a Republican FCC commissioner in 2001 and clashed with Powell over deregulating local telephone network sharing rules and relaxing media ownership limits. Martin's elevation does not require Senate confirmation. And like so many folks in this administration, he was a lawyer for Bush's 2000 presidential campaign and worked at the White House in early 2001.