youtube.com - 2/15/2009
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On Fox News Sunday, Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod refuses to rule out re-imposing the Fairness Doctrine when asked.
foxnews.com - 2/18/2009
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foxnews.com —
President Obama opposes any move to bring back
the so-called Fairness Doctrine, a spokesman told FOXNews.com Wednesday....
The statement is the first definitive stance the administration has taken since an aide told an industry publication last summer ...
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White House: Obama Opposes 'Fairness Doctrine' Revival ...
hotair.com - 2/15/2009
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hotair.com —
The Fairness Doctrine, a move that would let
the FCC regulate what kinds of viewpoints are expressed...
in the media, is gaining support among Democratic Congressmen, and Obama himself seems to be open to the idea. "We should open up the airwaves to as many viewpoints as possible."
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Obama May Be Interested in the Fairness Doctrine
redstate.com - 2/16/2009
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redstate.com —
Here we go folks. The Fairness Doctrine is
going to make a comeback under the Obama administration....
It just won't be via Congress and it won't be called the "Fairness Doctrine." It'll come via the FCC, involve restrictions on media ownership and ...
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The Fairness Doctrine Returns. It Just Won’t Be Called ...
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Amanda Carpenter: Axelrod Won't Rule Out Fairness Doctrine
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod wouldn't take the Fairness Doctrine off the table in an interview with Fox News's Chris Wallace this morning. Roll the tape, relevant transcript below: WALLACE: "Will you rule out re-imposing the Fairness Doctrine?" AXELROD: "I'm going to leave that issue to Julius Genachowski – our new head of the FCC – and the President to discuss. I don't have an answer for you now."
HuffPo Blogger: 'Danger of the Fairness Doctrine Coming Back is Completely Imaginary'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
Hey, relax everybody! The Fairness Doctrine won't be coming back. And if you think it will be returning then you are just some paranoid conspiracy nut. Such was the assurance of Huffington Post blogger Craig Aaron on January 8: ...the danger of the Fairness Doctrine coming back is completely imaginary. Yet somehow that hasn't stopped 124 Republicans from pushing a preposterous piece of legislation -- as one of their first acts of the new Congress -- that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, a ...
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Axelrod punts on fairness doctrine
politico.com 2/15/2009 — Toward the end of David Axelrod's interview on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace jumped into a lightning round of hot-button issues.
There, Wallace asked the top adviser about an issue making the rounds on both conservative and liberal radio shows, ...