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Lamborn seeks to end funding for public broadcasting

Colorado U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn announced Thursday that he had introduced legislation to cut funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting after 2012. Lamborn said that times had changed since the government first began funding public broadcasting and that in the age of "500 channels" it is no longer necessary to subsidize access to TV and radio for American citizens.

Promise of Iraq Victory Slams into Reality Check

The commercials which sponsored Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate featured a legless vet, who lost his limbs in Iraq, and a grieving mom, whose...