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NPR: Sorry About the Story Linking Christian Group to Anthrax (flashback)
Fox News ^ | July 11, 2002 | Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Posted on 10/25/2010 7:03:13 AM PDT by ruination

Six months after the fact, the head of National Public Radio apologized Wednesday for what some lawmakers called a "slanderous" report linking anthrax-laced letters to a Christian conservative organization.

"We have made mistakes at NPR. One mistake was our report about TVC," said Kevin Klose, president and CEO of the public broadcasting radio network, referring to a story that suggested the Traditional Values Coalition was connected to the attempted assassination of two senators.

"You have my personal apology for that mistake and I hope to go on from there," Klose said.

Klose's comments in a Wednesday House subcommittee hearing came after several Republican members implored NPR to apologize for a January news package that suggested that the conservative group, which represents 43,000 member churches, was connected to the anthrax letters sent last fall to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

The NPR story suggested that TVC "fit the profile" of groups that might have been responsible for those types of letters. Such letters were ultimately linked to the deaths of five Americans.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: juanwilliams; npr; vivianschiller

1 posted on 10/25/2010 7:03:16 AM PDT by ruination
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To: ruination

Why didn’t they fire THAT reporter?


2 posted on 10/25/2010 7:03:59 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
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To: ruination

npr can go bye-bye


3 posted on 10/25/2010 7:04:22 AM PDT by barbarianbabs
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To: ruination
We have made mistakes at NPR. One mistake was our report about TVC," said Kevin Klose, president and CEO

One of the other mistakes is existing.

4 posted on 10/25/2010 7:08:07 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: ruination

Hey,Schiller,you can shove your apology!


5 posted on 10/25/2010 7:11:41 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: ruination

It fit the narrative.


6 posted on 10/25/2010 7:12:08 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: ruination

After seeing that boss woman for NPR say what she said about Juan and his psychologist, and she had that smirk on her face. I don’t trust a damn thing these people say.


7 posted on 10/25/2010 7:14:17 AM PDT by Wee-Weed Up
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To: ruination

Crazy lefties. Lunatics of the first order.


8 posted on 10/25/2010 7:14:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
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To: ruination
Tired of Pravda (USA)...

It's time to call them out for what they are...
And force them into the free market....

See if they last any longer than Air America
(doubt-it)

Then sh*t-can the whole lot of them...

9 posted on 10/25/2010 7:22:59 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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To: therightliveswithus

We. must. defund. NPR. I don’t care how much money they are taking from the government, it should be $0.


10 posted on 10/25/2010 7:49:22 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer
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To: ruination

Was anyone fired? I doubt it. Business as usual for the commie leftists.


11 posted on 10/25/2010 7:50:08 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Annoying liberals is my goal. I will not be silenced.)
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To: ruination

12 posted on 10/25/2010 7:58:48 AM PDT by Married with Children
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