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4 Networks Reject Ad Opposing Bush on Lawsuits
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of New York Times
Posted: December 22nd, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/01/national/01ads.html?ex=126...
An advocacy group, USAction, said on Monday that four television networks had turned down its request to run an advertisement opposing President Bush's effort to clamp down on medical malpractice lawsuits. The NBC Universal Television Network, owned by General Electric, told the group, "We are sorry that we cannot accept your ad based on our network policy regarding controversial issue advertising." ABC, CBS and the Fox Broadcasting Company said they had also turned down the advertisement. Mr. Bush has proposed strict limits on medical malpractice litigation, including caps on damages for pain and suffering, as part of a campaign for sweeping changes in the nation's civil justice system.
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