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To: Ilaine who wrote (123636)	7/6/2005 3:25:51 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793537

This is a dagger aimed right at the heart of talk radio >>A judge's ruling that two talk-radio hosts' on-air activity could be considered campaign contributions has attracted concern that the decision could have unintended effects on other media. "This is an extremely important ruling that has very significant implications across the country for the First Amendment," warned Mark Lamb, one of two lawyers who represented Initiative 912 sponsors in Thurston County Superior Court against claims by opponents that the radio hosts' activities could be considered political contributions. Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham ruled Friday morning that on-air advocacy of the anti-gasoline-tax initiative by KVI Radio hosts John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur was in effect a political campaign contribution that needed to be listed as an in-kind donation by I-912 sponsors. Message 21479498