NPR just released two statements -- one on the completion of an independent review of the Juan Williams firing, and another on the resignation of Senior Vice President for News Ellen Weiss who was responsible for firing Williams.
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In a recent interview with The Weekly Standard's Andrew Ferguson, Mississippi Governor and rumored presidential candidate Haley Barbour offered up what critics charged was a defense of Mississippi's pro-segregation "Citizens Councils":
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Be sure and read Tim Carney’s Examiner column today on the politically-connected lobby for the controversial new TSA scanners that are upsetting airline employees and travelers everywhere. Carney notes that a company called Rapiscan got a $165 million contract for the new body image scanners four days after the underwear-bomber incident this past Christmas.
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Firing Juan Williams invited the inevitable criticism from conservatives who have always bristled at NPR’s federal funding and leftward drift. But the more progressive-minded now have a reason to question whether they ought to continue citing NPR as a thoughtful outlet insulated from lowbrow market pressures.
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