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Mukesh Gupta/Reuters TRUDGING ALONG: Primary school boys carried their desks Wednesday after their school flooded from heavy rains at Bassi Kalan village on the outskirts of Jammu, India.

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And last week Silvia Bassi, IDG Brazil's Publisher & CEO, told me that they would bring the iconic valley event DEMO to Sao Paulo in June of 2012.

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Kulvinder Bassi, commty rail team leader, Dept for Transport.

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And last week Silvia Bassi, IDG Brazil's Publisher & CEO, told me that they would bring the iconic valley event DEMO to Sao Paulo in June of 2012.

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"When we told them how much we pay, they are very supportive," Bassi said as he crossed Constitution Avenue, headed for the U.S. Capitol on Thursday morning.

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Bassi convinced 6,000 people to sign on in the store where he works most often.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street 2010

Bassi, said Jones, pulled in more signatures than any other merchant.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street 2010

That's chump change if Bassi can win this fight -- he pays about $40,000 a year on swipe fees, he said.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street 2010

Bassi may have good news for his customers when he returns.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street 2010

In September, the merchants coalition delivered 1.7 million signatures to Washington, said Keith Jones, a top 7-Eleven lobbyist, who is escorting Bassi and two fellow 7-Eleven franchisees around the halls of Congress Thursday following a rally of more than 100 small business owners from across the country.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street 2010