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Democrat queen Barbra Streisand is in a Daschle-like snit over CBS's decision to dump its vicious miniseries "The Reagans" into the lap of Showtime. "Indeed, today marks a sad day for artistic freedom - one of the most important elements of an open and democratic [sic] society," said Malibu Barbi, whose hubby, James Brolin, stars in Viacom's $16 million embarrassment. Of course, Babs and the other self-styled defenders of free expression wailing over the demotion of "The Reagans" were failed to support Dr. Laura Schlessinger from left-wing attacks and boycotts that forced her off the TV airwaves.

NEW YORK -- Just three hours after CBS Entertainment chief Nancy Tellem insisted publicly on Tuesday morning that the network had not canceled the embattled "The Reagans" miniseries, CBS issued a statement saying that it had done so. It also has licensed the film to Showtime, its pay-network arm. "This decision is based solely on our reaction to seeing the final film, not the controversy that erupted around a draft of the script," the statement said. CBS said the show "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience. Subsequent edits that we considered did...