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Free speech and the FCC
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, September 18, 2003 | By William Murchison

Posted on 09/17/2003 11:30:47 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:24 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Senate this week rejected a new Federal Communications Commission rule expanding from 30 percent to 40 percent the number of households a single company can reach. Another FCC provision loosens the restraints in some markets on ownership of more than one local TV station. The House has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the rule. Senate approval propels the measure restricting the FCC to President Bush's desk. Expect a veto, he says.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fcc; mediaownership; murchison
Thursday, September 18, 2003 Quote of the Day by JulieRNR21
1 posted on 09/17/2003 11:30:47 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Expect a veto, he says.

Really? GWB has not vetoed a darn thing yet. It's spend, spend, spend with a bigger, bigger, bigger deficit and this is the first thing he'll veto?

I wonder.

2 posted on 09/18/2003 2:43:06 AM PDT by RJCogburn ("I want a man with grit."..................Mattie Ross of near Dardenelle in Yell County)
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