Yay, Senator Byrd...!

he's a sly old codger, that byrd... just slipped it right in there...

Congressional negotiators have agreed to bar government agencies for one year from issuing video news releases that do not clearly identify themselves as the source, Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd said on Tuesday.

Senate and House negotiators agreed to include the measure in an emergency spending bill banning the use of taxpayer dollars for producing the releases, which often resemble news segments, unless they include a written or audible notice.

"It is simply not right for administration departments and agencies to try to snooker the American people, producing propaganda and passing it off as legitimate news," the West Virginia lawmaker said in a statement.

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President Bush has said the onus is on broadcasters to identify the source of information.

of COURSE he does... what a weenie...

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