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"The BBC World Service is to receive a "significant" sum of money from the US government to help combat the blocking of TV and internet services in countries including Iran and China."

BBC World Service to Sign Funding Deal with US State Department

Better than NPR, but I'd rather not.

(03-21-2011 09:15 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote: [ -> ]Better than NPR, but I'd rather not.

Agree on both counts.

What is "a low six figure number"? Is that in low six figure US dollars or pounds? Doesn't spending like this have to be voted on by Congress? That's not the only vague statement, what and who is spending it and their purpose? Something like a radio free Europe?

(03-21-2011 09:15 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote: [ -> ]Better than NPR, but I'd rather not.

This might be a backdoor way to fund NPR since NPR carries the "BBC World Service".

(03-21-2011 11:53 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote: [ -> ]What is "a low six figure number"? Is that in low six figure US dollars or pounds? Doesn't spending like this have to be voted on by Congress? That's not the only vague statement, what and who is spending it and their purpose? Something like a radio free Europe?

Wrong question given the current administration. Is this a low six figure of dollars, or a low six figure of millions of dollars?