Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has agreed to support Exelon Corp.'s (EXC) purchase of Pepco Holdings Inc. (POM), the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing people close to the deal.

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia rejected the deal in August. In September, the companies filed for reconsideration and said they were holding settlement discussions with the government.

Full story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/dc-mayor-reverses-course-and-backs-pepco-exelon-merger/2015/10/06/15bf2b60-6c5b-11e5-b31c-d80d62b53e28_story.html

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