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Dear PDN visitors and supporters: Well, you've heard that wonderful Margaret Mead quote about how you should never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world, and that, indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. I was privy to a hint of this release last week, but like all such things, one waits until the ink is dry and we know it's the real deal. (Unlike CBS or ABC)   From Columbus, OH to Mayfield, KY - Honolulu, HI to Logansport, IN and Sacramento, CA to Minneapolis, MN you answered a challenge to do the right thing for the right reasons. All over America, from small towns to large metropolitan cities, from big internet boards like Free Republic to the smaller and more personal political blogs people let Clear Channel Communications know what was on their minds and on their air.  Will we ever know what role we played long before others took up the cause?  Probably not, nor does it really matter.   From me, your humble webmaster, to all of you, my deepest thanks to making a difference and speaking out.   Dave Jenest - PDN http://www.patriotwatch.com/ClearChannel.htm http://www.loudcitizen.org http://sactownhall,org http://crimewatch.us         Associated Press Fox to Provide News to Clear Channel 12.06.2004, 08:02 AM Clear Channel Communications Inc. said Monday it has selected Fox News Radio to be the primary source of national news for most of Clear Channel Radio's news and talk stations under a five-year agreement. Fox will provide a five-minute top-of-the-hour newscast, a nightly news broadcast, and around-the-clock dedicated national news coverage, and will also be the primary provider for breaking national news. In return, Fox News Radio will have access to news produced by Clear Channel's news network. In a joint press release, Fox News Radio, a division of Fox News, which is owned by News Corp., said this marks its first major affiliate group deal and creates a direct competitor to ABC Radio and CBS Radio. Fox News said that if all options in the agreement are exercised, its radio service could have more than 500 affiliates by mid-2005.

ABC - You're Fired!

Matt Drudge was first to expose ABC's directives this week leading up to the election. "ABC Political Director Mark Halperin, Dated Friday October 8, 2004:  Full story here

An internal memo written by ABCNEWS Political Director Mark Halperin admonishes ABC staff: During coverage of Democrat Kerry and Republican Bush not to "reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable."

The controversial internal memo obtained by DRUDGE, captures Halperin stating how "Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win."

But Halperin claims that Bush is hoping to "win the election by destroying Senator Kerry at least partly through distortions."

"The current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done," Halperin writes.

Since the Drudge report went public, ABC has removed webpages and they've censored their message boards on ABCnews.com regarding the Halperin memo. Posts under the "Halperin's memo" topic on the "feedback" section of their boards deleted, leaving only the original first post.  It became pretty clear how these instructions played out tonight:

PDN Webmaster writes:  "First blush they are giving Kerry 42 percent, a 1% edge over the President. I must wonder if the 14% that call it a draw or the 3% with no opinion really think Al Gore won the debate." :-)

 

Breaking News Today!  Like Father, like son... Halperin connected to George Soros and Kerry Campaign. The ABC's of Media Bias By Lowell Ponte FrontPageMagazine.com | October 14, 2004 IS THE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA BIASED against conservatives? Dan Rather remains in the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News despite his involvement in recent news stories based on dishonest reporting, fabricated documents and even Internet gossip falsely alleging that President George W. Bush secretly intends to begin the military conscription of students. These stories were obviously designed to damage Mr. Bush in the final weeks before a national election. And now ABC News has left in place its Political Director Mark Halperin. ABC has done this despite the network’s acknowledgement that Halperin wrote a memo that to many seems to direct ABC reporters, anchors and producers to slant its coverage by downplaying the misstatements of Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry and by viewing negatively any misstatements by Republican candidate Bush. Full item can be found here....

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