Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.rbr.com/files.php?file=rss_logo1_757997737.jpg http://www.rbr.com/ http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/463.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:30:31 -0500 The Kaiser Foundation is hosting a number of luminaries today to discuss its new report, "Parents, Children & The Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey." http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/453.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:21:26 -0500 The Supreme Court's newest justice, Samuel Alito, spoke before the National Italian American Foundation last week, and although he pointedly declined to offer any insight http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/440.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:02:55 -0500 Do you remember the Family Choice Act of 2006? Then you'll be reasonably familiar with the Family Choice Act of 2007. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) was http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/439.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:01:45 -0500 Actually, the FM bandit was working out of a garage, or rather, he claims his tenants were. The upshot is that an organization identified by http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/430.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:53:46 -0500 Do you remember the Family Choice Act of 2006? Then you'll be reasonably familiar with the Family Choice Act of 2007. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) was http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/399.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:24:29 -0500 The Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health is looking over a multi-pronged bill concerning health in the US. 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Ben Cardin (D-MD) felt he was the victim of deceptive advertising during his 2006 campaign to upgrade his Capitol Hill office from the House http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/309.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:23:59 -0500 A bill advancing through the House of Representatives would put a three year ban on advertisements for new drugs, and an association of associations (along http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/307.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:22:33 -0500 Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee Ted Stevens (R-AK) has some extracurricular problems back in his home state. Details of a corruption scandal has http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/285.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:17:59 -0500 Hispanic media giant Univision, which has already sparked citizenship and voter registration drives, is offering to host presidential debates from both parties on consecutive Sundays http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/268.html WASHINGTON BEAT Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:52:23 -0500 Capitol Hill is mourning the passing of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) from leukemia 6/4/07. But Senate Republicans will not have to mourn the loss of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/237.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:13:37 -0500 Children are seeing more ads overall, but less advertising minutes, according to a Federal Trade Commission study comparing results of studies conducted with 1977 and http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/214.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:50:49 -0500 Local broadcasters have compiled a stellar record in times of emergency. Local radio and television often are the only source of vital information for citizens http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/168.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 31 May 2007 06:55:00 -0500 The FCC put out a call for comments concerning home shopping stations as part of its review of the Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/146.html WASHINGTON BEAT Wed, 30 May 2007 06:28:32 -0500 Fox News is not a party of any of the six presidential debates sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee, but it did arrange to sponsor http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/125.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 29 May 2007 06:04:17 -0500 When John Dingell (D-MI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) have a concern about the broadcasting matters these days, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and colleagues Michael Copps http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/105.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 25 May 2007 06:46:06 -0500 Harvard Law School constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe is on the case. 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This time it is US Rep Hilda Solis (D-CA), a member of the Energy & Commerce http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/73.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 24 May 2007 06:41:50 -0500 US Rep Mike Doyle (D-PA), a key member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, has fired off a letter to AG Alberto Gonzales, http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/74.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 24 May 2007 06:42:56 -0500 The latest Federal Election Commission numbers are in, and they show that Washington political committees continue to rake in cash. Not only is money begin http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/66.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 22 May 2007 06:29:47 -0500 XM Satellite Radio is teaming up with cable stalwart C-CPAN to provide a 24/7 channel dedicated entirely to the 2008 presidential campaign. It will be http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/67.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 22 May 2007 06:30:33 -0500 A bipartisan group of US legislators representing the state of Illinois have fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on behalf of hometown