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Message: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: J. Craig Shearman, NRF, (202) 626-8134 shearmanc@nrf.com Jeff Lenard, NACS, (703) 518-4272, jlenard@nacsonline.com Claudia Peters, FMI, (202) 220-0654, cpeters@fmi.org Stuart Zlotnikoff, NGA, (703) 516-8815, szlotnikoff@nationalgrocers.org MERCHANTS WELCOME FED CONFERENCE ON CREDIT CARD FEES Washington, D.C., May 2, 2005 – A coalition of business organizations today applauded the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for holding a conference on credit and debit card interchange fees scheduled later this week, saying the rapidly escalating fees amount to a hidden tax on U.S. consumers. “Merchants have known for years that banks’ interchange fees are a hidden tax that is… Go to http://www.unfaircreditcardfees.com