April 30, 2008

Congress: "FCC process appears broken"

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Chairman Kevin MartinAs the congressional investigation of the FCC continues, a memo obtained by The Washington Post turned up complaints about the way Chairman Kevin Martin runs the agency.

"The bottom line is that the FCC process appears broken and most of the blame appears to rest with Chairman Martin," wrote Commerce and Energy Committee staff members in the April 28th memo to committee chairman Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and investigations.

The memo to Dingell and Stupak said the investigation is ongoing and proposed holding hearings on the findings in June, according to The Post.

Additionally, more than 30 current and former FCC employees were interviewed, along with telecommunications industry representatives and private citizens, according to the memo. This is the first indication that the investigation has turned up material to support complaints against Martin himself.

[The Washington Post]
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April 10, 2008

XM/Bob Dylan Feature: Vanity Fair peers inside Dylan's brain

Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Inside Dylan's Brain
In what can only be described as one of the most amazing and revealing glimpses ever at the recent Pulitzer Prize-winner, the May issue of Vanity Fair magazine assembled an incredible two-page spread entitled "Inside Dylan's Brain."

Vanity Fair contributor Duff McDonald constructed a fascinating and insightful portrait of Bob Dylan based entirely on his weekly XM show, "Theme Time Radio Hour." He assembled together everything that Dylan has played from the two years worth of shows, from the artists, to the poets, movies, TV shows, history lessons and even Dylan's one-liners.

Even if you're not a Dylan fan, or an XM subscriber, I highly recommend reading this article and for a bonus check out the large version of the picture shown above.

[Vanity Fair]

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