Archive for May, 2009

The ToyBox
ZDNet
And this concept carries on into other applications, such as the Fairness Doctrine (and, by extension, the equal-time rule in the Communications Act of 1934), which aims to ultimately inform the people about the goings-on of the government.

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Something for Nothing
Private Equity Hub, MA
Apply the Fairness Doctrine: The work we each perform in our lives has tremendous value. Not all of that value is monetary. I regularly counsel candidates and clients that compensation is the least important piece of any puzzle.

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The Obama doctrine? Let's see what he says to Mubarak
U.TV, UK
In fairness to the new administration, it was handed a mountain of calamities that, the world being the messy place it is, had the gall to refuse to fit neatly into these three categories. In Afghanistan, he inherited a full-on war.

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Is DOMA the New Fairness Doctrine?
Tips-Q GLBT News, NY
You may recall that, earlier in the year, the right were bleating that reinstating the fairness doctrine would silence conservative radio. Aside from the fact that the claim is untrue, the larger problem is that there is no initiative, by anyone,

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Fairness Doctrine Still Kicking
Broadcasting & Cable, NY
By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM MT Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps may have wished to drive a stake deep into the Fairness Doctrine issue. However, his recent comments on the subject have only helped keep it alive and
E-mails show exchange on Fairness Doctrine United Press International
FCC official: Fairness Doctrine talk is 'conspiratorial' The Hill
LESSONS OF THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE National Center for Policy Analysis
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Washington Post
Week in Review: Sotomayor, North Korean Nukes and The Fairness
Cato @ Liberty, DC
President Obama chose federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday as his nominee for the US Supreme Court, the first Hispanic to serve on the bench. On Cato's blog, constitutional law scholar Roger Pilon wrote, “President Obama chose the most radical of
Video: Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court UPI
Indiana University faculty comment on Supreme Court nomination Indiana University
Sotomayor, Obama, and Empathy RH Reality Check
Crikey - Washington Post
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E-mails show exchange on Fairness Doctrine
United Press International
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) — E-mails between a Democratic House staffer and a US government lawyer about the Fairness Doctrine discusses the right wing's "conspiratorial" beliefs. In the e-mails, the two men talk about a report posted earlier this year
FCC official: Fairness Doctrine talk is 'conspiratorial' The Hill
LESSONS OF THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE National Center for Policy Analysis
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LESSONS OF THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
National Center for Policy Analysis, TX
In a new study, Cato Institute scholar John Samples argues, "Broadcast localism, like the Fairness Doctrine, is likely to do significant harm to freedom of speech. Policymakers who are aware of history will recall the lessons of the Fairness Doctrine

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It Is a Checkpoint, After All
Cato @ Liberty, DC
At least three presidents used the Fairness Doctrine to squelch dissenting speech. http://bit.ly/HWrTj @cobrown #tlot # 5 hours ago Should you feel bad for young teachers who complain about paying back student debt? http://bit.ly/8g7Yf # 2009/05/28 AFP

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FCC official: Fairness Doctrine talk is 'conspiratorial'
The Hill, DC
By Bob Cusack A Federal Communications Commission official told a senior House Democratic aide earlier this year that concerns about reviving the so-called Fairness Doctrine are “conspiratorial.” FCC official Rick Chessen e-mailed Energy and Commerce

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