Even though Gov. Greg Abbott openly admitted he knows very little about in-vitro fertilization (IVF), he signaled he is eager for his state of Texas to put its “pro-life” stamp on the issue after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that IVF embryos are “extrauterine children” and should be treated as people under the law.
Abbott on Sunday appeared on CNN’s State of the Union where host Dana Bash asked if he agreed with the Alabama ruling that embryos are human beings under the law and whether families in Texas...
Abbott on Sunday appeared on CNN’s State of the Union where host Dana Bash asked if he agreed with the Alabama ruling that embryos are human beings under the law and whether families in Texas...
- 2/25/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Update: 12:30 p.m. Et: President Trump has officially endorsed Kris Kobach.
Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He is a fantastic guy who loves his State and our Country – he will be a Great Governor and has my full & total Endorsement! Strong on Crime, Border & Military. Vote Tuesday!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018
Original story below.
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Here’s a trick question for you: How could Kansas — or any other state in the union — conceivably find a...
Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He is a fantastic guy who loves his State and our Country – he will be a Great Governor and has my full & total Endorsement! Strong on Crime, Border & Military. Vote Tuesday!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018
Original story below.
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Here’s a trick question for you: How could Kansas — or any other state in the union — conceivably find a...
- 8/6/2018
- by Bob Moser
- Rollingstone.com
The 10-year-old son of a Kansas lawmaker has died on the world's tallest water slide on Sunday. Caleb Schwab, the 10-year-old son of Rep. Scott Schwab, died while on the 168-foot-tall Verrückt water slide at Kansas City's Schlitterbahn water park and resort during an event for elected officials, CNN reports. "Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those who he came into contact with," the family said in a statement. "As we try to mend our home with him no longer with us, we are comforted knowing he believed in his Savior,...
- 8/8/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
While braving a hail of gunfire inside the Excel Industries plant in Hesston, Kansas, Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder single-handedly took down the gunman who went on a shooting rampage Thursday evening, People confirms. "There was a hail of gunfire," Harvey County District Attorney David Yoder said. "The suspect was shooting at Doug and he went in without regard for his own life. "There's no better definition of a hero." "He was just doing his job," one police officer told People. Two hours after being served with a protection from abuse order, the alleged gunman, identified as Cedric Larry Ford,...
- 2/26/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
While braving a hail of gunfire inside the Excel Industries plant in Hesston, Kansas, Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder single-handedly took down the gunman who went on a shooting rampage Thursday evening, People confirms. "There was a hail of gunfire," Harvey County District Attorney David Yoder said. "The suspect was shooting at Doug and he went in without regard for his own life. "There's no better definition of a hero." "He was just doing his job," one police officer told People. Two hours after being served with a protection from abuse order, the alleged gunman, identified as Cedric Larry Ford,...
- 2/26/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
American studies professor Ian Scott argues that this amusing if puerile comedy can't escape the fact that, when it comes to political extremes, life has now overtaken art
Is this the best political film I've ever seen? No – it's pretty puerile, actually. Will Ferrell plays congressman Cam Brady, a misogynistic, conservative Democrat who is campaigning – unchallenged – for re-election in North Carolina. Then he leaves a filthy message, meant for his girlfriend, on a Christian family's answerphone by mistake. So his biggest backers, evil tycoons the Motch brothers, decide to put another local man up against him.
It is a bit more intelligent than it first seems, though. It's set in the 14th congressional district of North Carolina, which is quite amusing, since there isn't one: North Carolina only has 13. And, although the Motch brothers are little more than caricatures, their name – and financial clout – is presumably meant to recall the Koch brothers,...
Is this the best political film I've ever seen? No – it's pretty puerile, actually. Will Ferrell plays congressman Cam Brady, a misogynistic, conservative Democrat who is campaigning – unchallenged – for re-election in North Carolina. Then he leaves a filthy message, meant for his girlfriend, on a Christian family's answerphone by mistake. So his biggest backers, evil tycoons the Motch brothers, decide to put another local man up against him.
It is a bit more intelligent than it first seems, though. It's set in the 14th congressional district of North Carolina, which is quite amusing, since there isn't one: North Carolina only has 13. And, although the Motch brothers are little more than caricatures, their name – and financial clout – is presumably meant to recall the Koch brothers,...
- 10/30/2012
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his much-anticipated address on health care to a joint session of Congress. The President used the speech to attempt to clear up any misunderstandings about his health care reform bill and to get into the details of what the plan would actually accomplish. The results were mixed, as the speech was hampered by tired partisan grandstanding on both sides and an unfortunate heckle care of Joe Wilson, a Representative from South Carolina.
Generally, the decorum was pretty poor for the duration of the speech, which is why it's a shame the President didn't just lift up a commuter bus and start swinging it around, knocking Senators and Representatives around the chamber. Naturally, that's impossible in real life (and almost certainly bad statesmanship), but it's possible in a video game called "Angry Barry." Released back in May and available as a download on the XBox 360 Marketplace,...
Generally, the decorum was pretty poor for the duration of the speech, which is why it's a shame the President didn't just lift up a commuter bus and start swinging it around, knocking Senators and Representatives around the chamber. Naturally, that's impossible in real life (and almost certainly bad statesmanship), but it's possible in a video game called "Angry Barry." Released back in May and available as a download on the XBox 360 Marketplace,...
- 9/10/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
A week or so ago I began to receive feedback that posts weren't being displayed on my entry "Win Ben Stein's Mind," from Dec. 3, 2008. That was my attack on Stein's film "Expelled," which supported Creationism against the Theory of Evolution. I consulted the web gods at the Sun-Times. I was told...uh...ahem...perhaps the thread was growing a tad long, and was maxing out the software? After 2,640 posts and 239,093 words, perhaps this was the case.
Today I received a post from one of the stalwart debaters on that thread, Much Aloha Bill, advising: "Put this puppy to sleep. It's had a long run." A few days earlier, Randy Masters, the most stalwart defender of Intelligent Design, had written to advise that a couple of his posts hadn't gone through. And so perhaps Movable Type was gently informing me that enough was enough.
I was interested in the discussion right up to the end.
Today I received a post from one of the stalwart debaters on that thread, Much Aloha Bill, advising: "Put this puppy to sleep. It's had a long run." A few days earlier, Randy Masters, the most stalwart defender of Intelligent Design, had written to advise that a couple of his posts hadn't gone through. And so perhaps Movable Type was gently informing me that enough was enough.
I was interested in the discussion right up to the end.
- 9/5/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Senators Sam Brownback of Kansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana co-sponsored the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009 this past July that, if passed, will make illegal genetic experiments creating new species from animal and human DNA. Don't be surprised if one of them screens the new film Lizard Boy on the Senate floor. It's their worst nightmare: a scientist mixes human and lizard DNA, the lizard boy grows up and goes on a rampage, and - worst of all - it has a black belt in lizard tail fu.
Lizard Boy is the creation of first-time writer/director Paul Della Pelle (and his co-writer Bruce Brown, who also co-stars as the sheriff). In it, a small mountain town is terrorized by a half-man, half-reptile creature when renowned geneticist Dr. Gino Conti, contracted by the Defense Sciences Office to develop a top-secret hybrid animal, pursues personal experiments in an effort to reconcile his tragic past.
Lizard Boy is the creation of first-time writer/director Paul Della Pelle (and his co-writer Bruce Brown, who also co-stars as the sheriff). In it, a small mountain town is terrorized by a half-man, half-reptile creature when renowned geneticist Dr. Gino Conti, contracted by the Defense Sciences Office to develop a top-secret hybrid animal, pursues personal experiments in an effort to reconcile his tragic past.
- 8/31/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
St. Paul, Minn. -- A prisoner of war who beat the odds during five years of brutality in a Hanoi jail cell, John McCain beat the odds again Thursday night when he accepted the Republican nomination for president.
The story of McCain's youth was told in the 2005 TV movie "Faith of Our Fathers." But walking up to the podium at the Xcel Energy Center, the now 72-year-old McCain turned another page in a new script that brought him from nearly failed candidate to a possible Hollywood-style triumph as president of the United States.
"I'm going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank Him: that I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on earth," McCain said. "And with hard work, strong faith and a little courage, great things are always within our reach. Fight with me. Fight with me.
The story of McCain's youth was told in the 2005 TV movie "Faith of Our Fathers." But walking up to the podium at the Xcel Energy Center, the now 72-year-old McCain turned another page in a new script that brought him from nearly failed candidate to a possible Hollywood-style triumph as president of the United States.
"I'm going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank Him: that I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on earth," McCain said. "And with hard work, strong faith and a little courage, great things are always within our reach. Fight with me. Fight with me.
- 9/4/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Washington -- A government task force examining the effect the media might have on childhood obesity delayed the release of its report on Thursday.
Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, along with FCC chairman Kevin Martin, said they expect the committee to finish its work in the fall instead of mid-summer as originally planned.
"The extension will allow for a more thorough examination of new initiatives that many of the food and beverage companies are coordinating, as well as a more comprehensive look at how all parties, especially media, can work together for the common good," Brownback and Harkin said in a joint statement.
The task force includes representatives of media companies, health-care officials, representatives of the food and beverage industries and commissioner Deborah Tate. FCC chairman Martin and commissioner Michael Copps are also members of the task force.
Recent proposals like the promise the Kellogg Co. made in June to adopt nutrition standards for the products it markets to children or to cease marketing them altogether, have given the committee pause, said an FCC official. Members of the task force wanted time to digest the moves in order to make informed decisions, aides said.
"It's worth taking a few more weeks of work to produce the best possible product," one official said.
The task force is expected to issue several recommendations in its report, but it was unclear exactly what would be recommended. It is clear that the panel has a problem with the licensed characters used to sell food.
"It is vital that the task force address the critical issues of achieving a balance in food/beverage advertising, the use of licensed characters, as well as innovative media initiatives to help reduce the rates of childhood obesity in this country," the senators wrote. "We look forward to the Task Force's report and commend their efforts in this area."
The policy changes Kellogg announced in June come 16 months after Kellogg and Viacom, the parent company of Nickelodeon, were threatened with a lawsuit aimed at their advertising to children by two advocacy groups -- the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood -- and two Massachusetts parents.
Because of the changes by Kellogg, the groups said that they would not proceed with the lawsuit against the company.
Viacom has not negotiated with the groups and was not part of the announcement. The groups have yet to determine if they will proceed with legal action against the programmer.
Last November, 10 of the largest food and beverage companies, including McDonald's, General Mills and Kellogg, vowed that at least half of their advertising directed at children under 12 would promote healthier foods or encourage active lifestyle.
Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, along with FCC chairman Kevin Martin, said they expect the committee to finish its work in the fall instead of mid-summer as originally planned.
"The extension will allow for a more thorough examination of new initiatives that many of the food and beverage companies are coordinating, as well as a more comprehensive look at how all parties, especially media, can work together for the common good," Brownback and Harkin said in a joint statement.
The task force includes representatives of media companies, health-care officials, representatives of the food and beverage industries and commissioner Deborah Tate. FCC chairman Martin and commissioner Michael Copps are also members of the task force.
Recent proposals like the promise the Kellogg Co. made in June to adopt nutrition standards for the products it markets to children or to cease marketing them altogether, have given the committee pause, said an FCC official. Members of the task force wanted time to digest the moves in order to make informed decisions, aides said.
"It's worth taking a few more weeks of work to produce the best possible product," one official said.
The task force is expected to issue several recommendations in its report, but it was unclear exactly what would be recommended. It is clear that the panel has a problem with the licensed characters used to sell food.
"It is vital that the task force address the critical issues of achieving a balance in food/beverage advertising, the use of licensed characters, as well as innovative media initiatives to help reduce the rates of childhood obesity in this country," the senators wrote. "We look forward to the Task Force's report and commend their efforts in this area."
The policy changes Kellogg announced in June come 16 months after Kellogg and Viacom, the parent company of Nickelodeon, were threatened with a lawsuit aimed at their advertising to children by two advocacy groups -- the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood -- and two Massachusetts parents.
Because of the changes by Kellogg, the groups said that they would not proceed with the lawsuit against the company.
Viacom has not negotiated with the groups and was not part of the announcement. The groups have yet to determine if they will proceed with legal action against the programmer.
Last November, 10 of the largest food and beverage companies, including McDonald's, General Mills and Kellogg, vowed that at least half of their advertising directed at children under 12 would promote healthier foods or encourage active lifestyle.
- 8/18/2008
- by By Brooks Boliek
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday turned back Sen. Sam Brownback's attempt to strengthen the government's hand regulating content.
The Kansas Republican, one of Congress' most conservative members and a GOP presidential hopeful, attempted to get a pair of anti-content amendments tacked on to a government spending bill but could not muster enough votes on the committee to win.
One of the amendments would restore the FCC's power to fine broadcasters for a slip of the tongue, while the other would allow the commission to regulate violent content like it does indecent speech.
Appropriations Committee chairman Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., asked Brownback to withdraw the amendments and bring them up on the floor. Brownback refused, asking for a voice vote on the indecency measure, only to have it fail. He then withdrew the amendment on violent content.
While Brownback was turned back by the committee, it doesn't spell the end for the congressional push to tighten controls on TV content. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, wrote to Brownback and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., telling them his committee was the appropriate place for the legislation telling them, "our members are aggressively preparing bipartisan legislation to address these issues in a manner that will withstand constitutional scrutiny."
It is unclear when the Commerce Committee will produce a bill.
The Kansas Republican, one of Congress' most conservative members and a GOP presidential hopeful, attempted to get a pair of anti-content amendments tacked on to a government spending bill but could not muster enough votes on the committee to win.
One of the amendments would restore the FCC's power to fine broadcasters for a slip of the tongue, while the other would allow the commission to regulate violent content like it does indecent speech.
Appropriations Committee chairman Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., asked Brownback to withdraw the amendments and bring them up on the floor. Brownback refused, asking for a voice vote on the indecency measure, only to have it fail. He then withdrew the amendment on violent content.
While Brownback was turned back by the committee, it doesn't spell the end for the congressional push to tighten controls on TV content. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, wrote to Brownback and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., telling them his committee was the appropriate place for the legislation telling them, "our members are aggressively preparing bipartisan legislation to address these issues in a manner that will withstand constitutional scrutiny."
It is unclear when the Commerce Committee will produce a bill.
- 7/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas is looking to strengthen the government's hand at regulating content this week.
Brownback, one of Congress' most conservative lawmakers, plans to offer two amendments to a government spending bill todayThursday when the Senate Appropriations Committee considers legislation that would restore the FCC's power to fine broadcasters for a slip of the tongue and allow it to regulate violent content.
"Parents should not have such a difficult time protecting their children from broadcast television," the lawmaker said in a statement. "The FCC's ability to restrict the gratuitous use of obscene, violent and indecent content on broadcast television is essential to the protection of children and families."
In June, the federal appeals court in New York tossed out a key FCC indecency ruling that said a slip of tongue would get broadcasters a fine for indecency. It told the commission that it failed to give a good reason for its decision and couldn't likely find a good reason if it had to.
Brownback aides refused to provide a copy of the amendments. Becky Ogilvie, a spokesman for the senator, said that Brownback would not release the langugage until he offered them for consideration by the committee.
The ACLU asked Sens.
Brownback, one of Congress' most conservative lawmakers, plans to offer two amendments to a government spending bill todayThursday when the Senate Appropriations Committee considers legislation that would restore the FCC's power to fine broadcasters for a slip of the tongue and allow it to regulate violent content.
"Parents should not have such a difficult time protecting their children from broadcast television," the lawmaker said in a statement. "The FCC's ability to restrict the gratuitous use of obscene, violent and indecent content on broadcast television is essential to the protection of children and families."
In June, the federal appeals court in New York tossed out a key FCC indecency ruling that said a slip of tongue would get broadcasters a fine for indecency. It told the commission that it failed to give a good reason for its decision and couldn't likely find a good reason if it had to.
Brownback aides refused to provide a copy of the amendments. Becky Ogilvie, a spokesman for the senator, said that Brownback would not release the langugage until he offered them for consideration by the committee.
The ACLU asked Sens.
- 7/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- A government task force examining the effect the media might have on childhood obesity delayed the release of its report on Thursday.
Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, along with FCC chairman Kevin Martin, said they expect the committee to finish its work in the fall instead of mid-summer as originally planned.
"The extension will allow for a more thorough examination of new initiatives that many of the food and beverage companies are coordinating, as well as a more comprehensive look at how all parties, especially media, can work together for the common good," Brownback and Harkin said in a joint statement.
The task force includes representatives of media companies, health-care officials, representatives of the food and beverage industries and commissioner Deborah Tate. FCC chairman Martin and commissioner Michael Copps are also members of the task force.
Recent proposals like the promise the Kellogg Co. made in June to adopt nutrition standards for the products it markets to children or to cease marketing them altogether, have given the committee pause, said an FCC official.
Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, along with FCC chairman Kevin Martin, said they expect the committee to finish its work in the fall instead of mid-summer as originally planned.
"The extension will allow for a more thorough examination of new initiatives that many of the food and beverage companies are coordinating, as well as a more comprehensive look at how all parties, especially media, can work together for the common good," Brownback and Harkin said in a joint statement.
The task force includes representatives of media companies, health-care officials, representatives of the food and beverage industries and commissioner Deborah Tate. FCC chairman Martin and commissioner Michael Copps are also members of the task force.
Recent proposals like the promise the Kellogg Co. made in June to adopt nutrition standards for the products it markets to children or to cease marketing them altogether, have given the committee pause, said an FCC official.
WASHINGTON -- The debate over the threat of anti-competitive damage that an XM-Sirius merger could cause quickly devolved into an argument over racy content Tuesday as a Senate panel began its examination of the $4.7 billion deal.
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, both grilled Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin over content that is aired on the satellite radio services.
Brownback, who is also seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was the driving force in the Senate behind legislation that raised fines broadcasters face for indecent content to $325,000 per incident.
"I'm sure you don't categorize it as such, but some would call it pornographic," Brownback said.
Reading off a litany of racy programming that features pornographic film stars and is sponsored by businesses like Playboy, Brownback asked Karmazin if he would submit to the same regulations that broadcasters face.
"It's an easy yes for me, but I don't know what the standard would be so the answer is no," Karmazin said.
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, both grilled Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin over content that is aired on the satellite radio services.
Brownback, who is also seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was the driving force in the Senate behind legislation that raised fines broadcasters face for indecent content to $325,000 per incident.
"I'm sure you don't categorize it as such, but some would call it pornographic," Brownback said.
Reading off a litany of racy programming that features pornographic film stars and is sponsored by businesses like Playboy, Brownback asked Karmazin if he would submit to the same regulations that broadcasters face.
"It's an easy yes for me, but I don't know what the standard would be so the answer is no," Karmazin said.
- 3/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The debate over the threat of anti-competitive damage that an XM-Sirius merger could cause quickly devolved into an argument over racy content Tuesday as a Senate panel began its examination of the $4.7 billion deal.
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, both grilled Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin over content that is aired on the satellite radio services.
Brownback, who is also seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was the driving force in the Senate behind legislation that raised fines broadcasters face for indecent content to $325,000 per incident.
"I'm sure you don't categorize it as such, but some would call it pornographic," Brownback said.
Reading off a litany of racy programming that features pornographic film stars and is sponsored by businesses like Playboy, Brownback asked Karmazin if he would submit to the same regulations that broadcasters face.
"It's an easy yes for me, but I don't know what the standard would be so the answer is no," Karmazin said.
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, both grilled Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin over content that is aired on the satellite radio services.
Brownback, who is also seeking the Republican presidential nomination, was the driving force in the Senate behind legislation that raised fines broadcasters face for indecent content to $325,000 per incident.
"I'm sure you don't categorize it as such, but some would call it pornographic," Brownback said.
Reading off a litany of racy programming that features pornographic film stars and is sponsored by businesses like Playboy, Brownback asked Karmazin if he would submit to the same regulations that broadcasters face.
"It's an easy yes for me, but I don't know what the standard would be so the answer is no," Karmazin said.
- 3/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- He might be a presidential candidate, but that doesn't mean Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, is giving up his TV-content campaign.
On Tuesday, the lawmaker announced the first meeting of a public-private task force examining whether TV makes American kids unhealthy.
"I am concerned about links between media, advertising and children's health, but I do not necessarily think that more government regulation is the answer," Brownback said. "I'm hopeful that this task force will forge a voluntary, public-private partnership to effectively address the pressing issue of media and child health."
The candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and FCC chairman Kevin Martin first announced the formation of the Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow task force in September.
Representatives from a range of companies, industries and associations including the American Diabetes Assn., McDonald's and the Walt Disney Co. have agreed to participate in the Feb. 14 meeting. Also planning to attend are FCC commissioners Deborah Tate and Michael Copps and Sen.
On Tuesday, the lawmaker announced the first meeting of a public-private task force examining whether TV makes American kids unhealthy.
"I am concerned about links between media, advertising and children's health, but I do not necessarily think that more government regulation is the answer," Brownback said. "I'm hopeful that this task force will forge a voluntary, public-private partnership to effectively address the pressing issue of media and child health."
The candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and FCC chairman Kevin Martin first announced the formation of the Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow task force in September.
Representatives from a range of companies, industries and associations including the American Diabetes Assn., McDonald's and the Walt Disney Co. have agreed to participate in the Feb. 14 meeting. Also planning to attend are FCC commissioners Deborah Tate and Michael Copps and Sen.
- 1/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The federal government is preparing to take up the food fight over childhood obesity as the FCC plans to announce a task force investigating the effect media has on what some see as a burgeoning health problem. On Wednesday, the commission and one of Congress' leading media critics, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., plan to announce the creation of a task force that will investigate any possible links among media, advertising and the expanding waistlines of America's youth. The task force will be led by Brownback, FCC chairman Kevin Martin and commissioner Deborah Tate. Brownback and the commissioners plan to lay out the task force's charter Wednesday at a Capitol Hill news conference.
- 9/25/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved legislation greatly increasing the fines broadcasters pay for airing indecent speech late Thursday. By unanimous consent, the Senate approved the Broadcast Decency Act, which would increase fines for indecent broadcasts from $32,500 per incident to $325,000 per violation. The action comes after weeks of parliamentary wrangling by the Senate GOP leadership to win approval of the bill sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
- 5/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved legislation greatly increasing the fines broadcasters pay for airing indecent speech late Thursday. By unanimous consent, the Senate approved the Broadcast Decency Act, which would increase fines for indecent broadcasts from $32,500 per incident to $325,000 per violation. The action comes after weeks of parliamentary wrangling by the Senate GOP leadership to win approval of the bill sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
- 5/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved legislation greatly increasing the fines broadcasters pay for airing indecent speech late Thursday. By unanimous consent, the Senate approved the Broadcast Decency Act, which would increase fines for indecent broadcasts from $32,500 per incident to $325,000 per violation. The action comes after weeks of parliamentary wrangling by the Senate GOP leadership to win approval of the bill sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
- 5/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- The Senate GOP leadership is preparing another attempt to win quick approval of legislation greatly increasing the fines broadcasters would pay for violating the nation's indecency laws. On Wednesday, majority leader Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., was attempting to convince his colleagues to allow legislation written by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., to win approval by unanimous consent, industry and congressional sources said. Unanimous consent allows usually noncontroversial legislation to pass as long as no lawmaker objects. A single "no" blocks the bill. Frist and Brownback expected to know whether lawmakers would allow the bill to go through with the expedited procedure late Wednesday. A vote on the bill would then be forthcoming.
- 5/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Senators again are attempting to move legislation that would greatly increase the fines broadcasters would pay for airing allegedly indecent programming, congressional and industry sources said. Focus on the legislation in the Senate appears to have shifted from getting the House-approved version of the indecency bill approved to pushing for a vote on a version proposed by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. Brownback's Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act would increase fines for indecent broadcasts from the current $32,500 per incident to $325,000 per violation. Unlike the House-passed version of the bill, Brownback's legislation only raises the fine for broadcast licensees. It doesn't include language raising the fines for individuals who utter an obscenity on radio and TV, nor does it include a provision that would force a broadcast licensee to defend his license before the FCC after three indecency fines.
- 5/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Senators again are attempting to move legislation that would greatly increase the fines broadcasters would pay for airing allegedly indecent programming, congressional and industry sources said. Focus on the legislation in the Senate appears to have shifted from getting the House-approved version of the indecency bill approved to pushing for a vote on a version proposed by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. Brownback's Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act would increase fines for indecent broadcasts from the current $32,500 per incident to $325,000 per violation. Unlike the House-passed version of the bill, Brownback's legislation only raises the fine for broadcast licensees. It doesn't include language raising the fines for individuals who utter an obscenity on radio and TV, nor does it include a provision that would force a broadcast licensee to defend his license before the FCC after three indecency fines.
- 5/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movie star George Clooney joined US Senators Barack Obama and Sam Brownback in Washington DC yesterday in an effort to urge President George W. Bush to take action and end the atrocities in Western Africa. Fresh from an awareness trip to the Sudan, Clooney is keen to turn US politicians' heads towards the civil war hell he recently captured on film. The Ocean's Twelve star, who is in Washington for Sunday's Save Darfur Coalition Rally To Stop Genocide, looked every bit like a politician as he dressed in suit and tie to address the National Press Club. The Oscar winner spoke about his visit to the war-torn African region with his father, former newsman Nick Clooney. He also showed reporters harrowing video footage from his trip, including interviews with refugees.
- 4/28/2006
- WENN
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