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‘Million Puppet March’ hits back at Romney’s PBS threat

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Several hundred supporters of US public broadcasting marched on Capitol Hill Saturday in a “Million Puppet March” in favor of ongoing federal funding for non-commercial programming. The good-humored protest was prompted by Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s threat, in a televised debate with President Barack Obama a month ago, to halt…

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PBS/NPR become annoying beggars

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Start with PBS, and NPR. I’m a guy who loves good nonprofit public television, and radio, and I’m herewith disgusted with it. PBS has its Masterpiece series, its documentaries; it has Bill Moyers and those beloved British comedies; NPR has great shows like Fresh Air and Prairie Home Companion and…

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