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Want to know why Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable has any chance of passing despite huge opposition from even the company’s own customers, look no further than emails recently uncovered by MuckRock that show Comcast execs have a very friendly relationship with an attorney at the Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Among other things, the emails show that earlier this year, Comcast invited Deputy Assistant Attorney General Renata Hesse to attend an exclusive party at the Olympics in Sochi, an invitation that Hesse regretfully declined because the “rules folks” at the DOJ would likely object. Hesse did say that the event sounded “delightful” and “fun,” however, and told Comcast senior vice president of regulatory affairs Kathryn Zachem that she’d still love