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H.R. 1076 “unlikely” to find traction in Senate; Majority Leader praises NPR
The House bill approved Thursday (March 17) to keep pubradio stations from spending federal money for NPR dues and programming are “unlikely” ...Latest sting video from O’Keefe “reveals” Soros foundation supports NPR
Conservative muckraking videographer James O’Keefe has released a third video from his recent NPR sting, which Media Matters for America notes “instantly ...NPR speaks out on House bill
NPR issued this statement after the House voted today (March 17) to keep stations from spending federal money on dues or programming: Today, ...White House statement on bill defunding NPR
The president’s Executive Office of Management and Budget just issued this statement on the House’s decision to ban use of federal funds ...CPB, PMA statements on House NPR defunding
Here are statements that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting just released on today’s (March 17) House vote to prohibit federal funding for ...NPR defunding bill passes
H.R. 1076, to prohibit federal funding for station dues or NPR programming, has passed the House by a vote of 228-192. “This ...NPR House update, vote set for this afternoon
Debate is now set to begin later today on H.R. 1076, which would prohibit federal funding to NPR. During morning discussions, some of ...House to consider NPR defunding bill today; vote expected at 10:15
In what the New York Times is editorializing as “the latest example of House Republicans pursuing a longstanding ideological goal in the false name ...With members shying away, House Public Broadcasting caucus collapses
The House bipartisan Public Broadcasting Caucus, formed in April 2001 to educate lawmakers and defend pubcasting from funding attacks, has disbanded — ...WGBH employees march against implementation of final contract offer
About 100 WGBH employees demonstrated outside its headquarters Tuesday (March 15) as managers implemented a contract rejected by its largest union, reports ...Man faces federal charges for alleged threats to All Things Considered hosts
A Maine man is in jail on federal charges that he threatened to kill or harm Melissa Block and Guy Raz, hosts of ...House Rules Committee approves NPR bill for vote
On a party-line vote, the House Committee on Rules today (March 16) voted 6-5 to allow H.R. 1076, which would ban federal ...Garrison Keillor retiring in spring 2013
A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor, 68, has announced that he plans to retire in the spring of 2013. He tells the AARP Bulletin that ...Juan Williams criticizes “self-righteous thinking” atop NPR, backs defunding
Juan Williams, writing on the Fox News website, wants to see NPR defunded. What NPR exec Ron Schiller said in the recent ...NPR turmoil has “upside,” writer says: Better public understanding of the system
Peter Osnos of the progressive Century Foundation has discovered an upside in all the recent NPR turmoil. It’s “the likelihood that, for ...
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