Take Action:Email:The Senate To Stop Big Media


	Take Action:Email:The Senate To Stop Big Media

merrie

3-6-2008 2:49 AM

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senator dorgan, veto, fcc, big media

merrie says:

Research shows that media consolidation means fewer perspectives and less of the news our communities need. This is especially troubling in an election year when citizens depend on our media for the information they need to make fundamental choices about the future of our country.

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