This time, it's for real: Save NPR and PBS

Subject: This time, it's for real: Save NPR and PBS

Hi,

You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is
slashing funding for NPR and PBS? Well, now it's actually true. (Really. Check
the footnotes if you don't believe me.)

Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

A House panel has voted to eliminate all funding for NPR and PBS, starting with
"Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," and other commercial-free children's shows.
If approved, this would be the most severe cut in the history of public
broadcasting, threatening to pull the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and
Oscar the Grouch.

The cuts would slash 25% of the federal funding this year—$100 million—and
end funding altogether within two years. The loss could kill beloved children's
shows like "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Arthur," and "Postcards from Buster."
Rural stations and those serving low-income communities might not survive.
Other stations would have to increase corporate sponsorships.

If we can reach 250,000 signatures by the end of the week, we'll put Congress on
notice.

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

Thanks!

P.S. Read the Washington Post report on the threat to NPR and PBS at:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=745

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