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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (19114)	5/14/2003 8:45:51 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) of 89467

MEDIA MADNESS! T.L., Re: So...Whats New..? The utter madness of Mike Powell's FCC scheme to totally destroy competition and free speech on the airways. ******* MEDIA CHALLENGE! "Stop the FCC" - an urgent message from Peace Coalitions The FCC's latest media deregulation scheme must be stopped. With this call Media Challenge! focuses on Senator John McCain. And we join forces with MoveOn's new online emergency petition drive to Congress and the FCC, "Stop the FCC." The FCC's radical plan - expected to be enacted by June 2 - would allow a handful of media giants to gobble up each other and many independent media outlets. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has said this is the most important FCC vote in a generation and can dramatically undermine our democracy. As difficult as it is to get the media to cover social justice issues, imagine how much harder it will be if Fox, GE and Clear Channel radio gain even more power locally and nationally. MEDIA CHALLENGE! ACTIONS: 1. Call or write Senator John McCain, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee which is preparing to hold crucial hearings on the proposed FCC deregulation.. As as an iconclastic Republican, McCain has at times taken on the party's power brokers and corporate financers. Ask that he intervene to stop the FCC. Phone: (202) 224-2235; Fax: (202) 228-2862; john_mccain@mccain.senate.gov or at 241 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.20510. (SAMPLE LETTER BELOW) 2. Go to www.moveon.org/stopthefcc. Sign the petition. 3. Write a letter to your local paper pointing out what is going on - a story the media is ignoring. For the rest of the story: voice4change.org *********** Powell expects a big payday on June 2. We ought to do our best to make sure this scheming slimebucket fails.

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