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YouTubeGOP in House push funding ban for NPRVote moves bill to Senate, where it likely will expire
Friday, March 18, 2011 03:06 AMFROM WIRE REPORTS
WASHINGTON - In a party-line vote, the U.S. House passed legislation yesterday that would permanently bar NPR from receiving federal funds, the latest escalation in conservatives' campaign against the broadcaster.
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lifeliberty wrote >>
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2011/03/18/copy/gop-in-house-push-funding-ban-for-npr.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
GOP in House push funding ban for NPR
Vote moves bill to Senate, where it likely will expire
Friday, March 18, 2011 03:06 AM
FROM WIRE REPORTS
WASHINGTON - In a party-line vote, the U.S. House passed legislation yesterday that would permanently bar NPR from receiving federal funds, the latest escalation in conservatives' campaign against the broadcaster.There's a nice discussion of NPR funding (along with a collection of conservative press releases) here:
Thanks for the link though, I'd been anticipating a Boehner statement since the Schiller story broke. Frankly I'm surprised it took this long. I guess as long as an issue doesn't involve video footage of ants crawling on a crucifix, it doesn't demand immediate action.
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I enjoyed that video
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