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From: &quot;Noah T. Winer, MoveOn.org Civic Action&quot; &lt;moveon-help@list.moveon.org&gt;
To: &quot;Paul P. George&quot; &lt;pgeorge@yakima.net&gt;
Subject: Amazing response on NPR and PBS - Keep it going!
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Dear MoveOn member,

Incredible! Since Thursday afternoon, over 370,017 of us have called on
Congress to save NPR and PBS once and for all. 370,000 of us in 36 hours!

So we're aiming higher. We want to get to 500,000 signers--so Congress has
to listen. But to make that happen, we'll all need to reach out to our
friends, family, colleagues and neighbors. This is an issue everyone can
agree on: We need to keep NPR and PBS strong and independent. President
Bush cannot be allowed to slash strong journalism and shows like &quot;Sesame
Street.&quot;

Can you forward the message below? It just takes a minute or two--but it
could make a big difference.  Thanks for an amazing start to this
important campaign,

--Noah

PLEASE FORWARD THE MESSAGE BELOW

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Clicking here will add your name:
[IMG] Dear MoveOn member,

George W. Bush is trying--yet again--to slash funding for NPR and PBS.
This week, Bush proposed a new budget with devastating cuts to public
broadcasting [1]. &quot;Sesame Street&quot; and other ad-free kids' shows are under
the knife. So is the independent journalism our country needs.

Enough is enough. We've fought this fight before and won--but we can't
afford the risk anymore. With the new Congress, we can make sure this
never happens again. We need Congress to insulate NPR and PBS from the
political winds.

We can make it happen if enough of us sign this petition: &quot;Congress must
save NPR and PBS once and for all. Congress should guarantee permanent
funding and independence from partisan meddling.&quot; Clicking here will add
your name to the petition:

http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=2

After you sign, please forward this email to your friends, family, and
co-workers to keep this campaign going. We'll deliver the petition to
members of Congress as they consider Bush's budget--offering a public
counterpoint to this dangerous attack.

Congress can protect NPR and PBS from future cuts. The long-term solution
to save public radio and TV is to:

  * fully restore this year's funding
  * guarantee a permanent funding stream free from political pressure
  * reform how the money is spent and keep partisan appointees from
    pushing a political bias

Bush's budget would cut federal funds for public broadcasting by nearly
25% [1]. According to PBS, the cuts &quot;could mean the end of our ability to
support some of the most treasured educational children's series&quot; like
&quot;Sesame Street,&quot; &quot;Reading Rainbow,&quot; and &quot;Arthur.&quot; [2]

As telecommunications chair Rep. Ed Markey said, &quot;In a 24-7 television
world with content often inappropriate for young children, the public
broadcasting system represents an oasis of quality, child-oriented
educational programming. We owe America's children and their parents this
free, over-the-air resource.&quot; [1]

The cuts could also decimate one of the last remaining sources of watchdog
reporting on TV--continuing the partisan war on journalism led by the
ex-chair of public broadcasting, Ken Tomlinson [3]. More people trust
public broadcasting than any corporate news media [4]. President Bush
would rather undermine our free press than face reporters who are asking
tough questions.

Let's put an end to the constant threats to NPR and PBS. Let's ask
Congress to guarantee funding and stop partisan meddling. Clicking here
will add your name to the petition:

http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=3

Thank you for all you do.

--Noah, Marika, Eli, Adam G. and the MoveOn.org Civic Action Team
  Thursday, February 8th, 2007

P.S. Our friends at Free Press have more on how to save NPR and PBS once
and for all:

http://www.freepress.net/publicbroadcasting/=policy

Sources:
1. &quot;Bush Proposes Steep Cut to PBS Funding,&quot; TV Week, February 5, 2007
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11508

2. PBS' Ready to Learn program (funds &quot;Sesame Street&quot; and other children's
shows)
http://www.pbs.org/readytolearn/

3. &quot;Tomlinson Slinks Away,&quot; MediaCitizen, November 3, 2005
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2347&amp;id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=4

4. &quot;2005 'Open to the Public' Objectivity and Balance Report,&quot; Corporation
for Public Broadcasting, January 31, 2006
http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/goals/objectivity/


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&lt;font face=&quot;Arial, Verdana, sans-serif&quot; color=black size=2&gt;Dear MoveOn member,&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Incredible! Since Thursday afternoon, over 370,017 of us  have called on Congress
to save NPR and PBS once and for all. 370,000 of us  in 36 hours!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So we're aiming higher. We want to get to 500,000  signers&amp;#8212;so Congress has
to listen. But to make that  happen, we'll all need to reach out to our friends,
family, colleagues and  neighbors. This is an issue everyone can agree on: We need
to keep NPR  and PBS strong and independent. President Bush cannot be allowed to
 slash strong journalism and shows like &amp;quot;Sesame Street.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Can you forward the message below? It just takes a minute or two&amp;#8212;but it
could make a big difference.&amp;nbsp; Thanks for an amazing start to this important
campaign,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;ndash;Noah&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PLEASE FORWARD THE MESSAGE BELOW&lt;br&gt;
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Dear MoveOn member,
&lt;p&gt;George W. Bush is trying&amp;#8212;yet again&amp;#8212;to slash funding for NPR and PBS.
This week, Bush proposed a new budget with devastating cuts to public broadcasting.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;quot;Sesame Street&amp;quot; and other ad-free kids' shows are under the knife.
So is the independent journalism our country needs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Enough is enough. We've fought this fight before and won&amp;#8212;but we can't afford
the risk anymore. With the new Congress, we can make sure this never happens again.
We need Congress to insulate NPR and PBS from the political winds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;We can make it happen if
enough of us sign this petition: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Congress
must save
NPR and PBS once and for all. Congress should guarantee permanent funding and independence
from partisan meddling.&amp;quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;Clicking
here will add your name
to the petition:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;overflow: hidden;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=2&quot;&gt;http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?&lt;wbr
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&lt;p&gt;After you sign, please forward this email to your friends, family, and co-workers
to keep this campaign going. We'll deliver the petition to members of Congress as
they consider Bush's budget&amp;#8212;offering a public counterpoint to this dangerous
attack.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Congress can protect NPR and PBS from future cuts. The long-term solution to save
public radio and TV is to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;fully restore this year's funding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;guarantee a permanent funding stream
free from political pressure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;reform how the money is spent and keep partisan
appointees from pushing a political bias&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Bush's budget would cut federal funds for public broadcasting by nearly
25%.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; According to PBS, the cuts &amp;quot;could mean the end of our ability to support
some of the
most treasured educational children's series&amp;quot; like &amp;quot;Sesame Street,&amp;quot;
&amp;quot;Reading Rainbow,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Arthur.&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
As telecommunications chair Rep. Ed Markey said, &amp;quot;In a 24-7 television world
with content often inappropriate for
young children, the public broadcasting system represents an oasis of
quality, child-oriented educational programming. We owe
America's children and their parents this free, over-the-air resource.&amp;quot;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The cuts could also decimate one of the last remaining sources of watchdog reporting
on TV&amp;#8212;continuing the partisan war on journalism led by the ex-chair of public
broadcasting, Ken Tomlinson.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; More people trust public broadcasting than any corporate
news media.&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; President Bush would rather undermine our free press than face reporters
who are asking tough questions.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;Let's put an end to the constant
threats to NPR and PBS. Let's ask
Congress to guarantee funding and stop partisan meddling. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:
10pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;Clicking here will add your
name to the petition:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=3&quot;&gt;http://civ.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/o.pl?&lt;wbr
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&lt;br&gt;
Thank you for all you do.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ndash;Noah, Marika, Eli, Adam G. and the MoveOn.org Civic Action Team&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Thursday, February 8th, 2007&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
P.S. Our friends at Free Press have more on how to save NPR and PBS once and for
all:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freepress.net/publicbroadcasting/=policy&quot;&gt;http://www.freepress.net/publicbroadcasting/=&lt;wbr
/&gt;policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Sources:&lt;br&gt;
1.
&amp;quot;Bush Proposes Steep Cut to PBS Funding,&amp;quot; &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;TV
Week,&lt;/span&gt; February 5, 2007&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11508&quot;&gt;http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?&lt;wbr
/&gt;newsId=&lt;wbr /&gt;11508&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
2. PBS' Ready to Learn program (funds &amp;quot;Sesame Street&amp;quot; and other children's
shows)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pbs.org/readytolearn/&quot;&gt;http://www.pbs.org/readytolearn/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
3. &amp;quot;Tomlinson Slinks Away,&amp;quot; MediaCitizen, November 3, 2005&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2347&amp;id=9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=4&quot;&gt;http://www.moveon.org/r?&lt;wbr
/&gt;r=&lt;wbr /&gt;2347&amp;id=&lt;wbr /&gt;9860-5366995-TM5juTlF9iPPXJ4DQ.vjfQ&amp;t=&lt;wbr /&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
4. &amp;quot;2005 'Open to the Public' Objectivity and Balance Report,&amp;quot; Corporation
for 
Public Broadcasting, January 31, 2006&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/goals/objectivity/&quot;&gt;http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/goals/objectivity/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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