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Sent:                               Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:30 AM

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Subject:                          Poor NPR jouralism

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Hi-

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This morning I heard part of a piece on NPR regarding the਀甀瀀挀漀洀椀渀最 戀椀氀氀猀 漀渀 椀洀洀椀最爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀攀礀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 眀愀猀 搀攀挀攀瀀琀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 came from a biased source - the proponents of Senate bill S.744,  "Comprehensive"਀䤀洀洀椀最爀愀琀椀漀渀 刀攀昀漀爀洀⸀ 䤀 搀漀甀戀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀爀 眀栀漀 搀椀搀 琀栀椀猀 瀀椀攀挀攀 栀愀猀 攀瘀攀爀 爀攀愀搀 愀渀礀 information from those who are skeptical or against S.744, like from਀䘀漀砀渀攀眀⸀挀漀洀Ⰰ 一甀洀戀攀爀猀唀匀䄀 漀爀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 昀漀爀 䤀洀洀椀最爀愀琀椀漀渀 匀琀甀搀椀攀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 猀栀攀 presented S.744 as a "comprehensive" solution without asking whether਀琀栀攀 戀椀氀氀 椀猀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀挀漀洀瀀爀攀栀攀渀猀椀瘀攀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀搀 椀洀瀀氀椀攀猀⸀ 匀栀攀 also mentioned the enforcement aspects of this bill which are just promises,਀渀漀琀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 愀洀渀攀猀琀礀 愀渀搀 甀渀氀椀欀攀氀礀 琀漀 攀瘀攀爀 琀漀 椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀攀搀 愀猀 氀漀渀最 愀猀 伀戀愀洀愀 is president.

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I fault NPR for poor investigative reporting, taking oine਀猀椀搀攀✀猀 眀漀爀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀昀愀挀琀猀☀焀甀漀琀㬀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 最漀漀搀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 漀昀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀最爀漀甀瀀 think" and is also why NPR has the well-deserved  reputatoin for਀䰀椀戀攀爀愀氀 䐀攀洀漀挀爀愀琀椀挀 戀椀愀猀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 搀漀 渀漀琀 爀攀愀搀 漀瀀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 渀攀眀猀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀猀 栀漀眀 搀漀 礀漀甀 know you are getting "the rest of the story"?

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This is not the first time. Awhile back I wrote a letter to਀一倀刀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 椀猀猀甀攀 戀甀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 攀瘀攀渀 最漀琀 愀 爀攀瀀氀礀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀✀猀 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 weak their best strategy is silence.

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Regards,

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JR

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John Rogers

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