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Freedom, Broadcasting, and the Public Interest
Introduction The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is invoking the public interest to justify regulatory moves that would, in theory, force television and radio station broadcast…
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Free Speech Week: The speech that ignited a revolution — and still speaks to us today
A Richmond story, a Virginia legacy, and the American ethos Richmond is my home city. My family has lived in Virginia for generations, and our…
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The First Amendment Vise
It’s been a rough ride for freedom of speech lately. The reads, “Congress shall make no law…prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of…
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Filmmaker Debunks “Super Size Me” Claim
Contact for Interviews: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Judy Kent, 202.331.2266…
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DAILY DIARY – DEBUNK THE JUNK, APRIL 15, 2004
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Receipts available as a pdf. “Man prefers to believe what…
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DAILY DIARY – DEBUNK THE JUNK, APRIL 14, 2004
Receipts available as a pdf. Take the “Does the Government Think You're Fat?” test at www.BMIscale.com. Users can plug…
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Get Shorty
Americans appear to have stopped growing. Europeans, on the other hand, are continuing to grow taller. That's an interesting phenomenon, but probably little…
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NGO, Reform Thyself
These days, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) face increasing criticism. This is something new for the global NGO movement, whose actions, campaigns, and goals have,…
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DAILY DIARY – DEBUNK THE JUNK, APRIL 12, 2004
“I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days I lost two weeks.” – Joe E. Lewis<?xml:namespace…