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Members of the Alzheimer’s Study Group (ASG) spoke about their final report which they had just delivered to the Senate Special Aging Committee. The National Alzheimer’s Strategic Plan asses…

Participants talked about responses to national and local emergencies and major disasters. Among the topics they addressed were cooperation between agencies and the federal and local levels,…

Witnesses testified about emergency preparedness in the District of Columbia and the Washington metropolitan area. Among the issues they addressed were responses to terrorist attacks on Sept…

Committee members heard testimony from information industry officials about proposed legislation to regulate the Internet. The legislation would assess the impact of regulation that would im…

Experts discussed the deregulation of digital technology and responded to audience questions.

The panelists talked about “Westmoreland v. CBS” in which General William Westmoreland charged that the producer of a 1982 CBS special, “The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception,” manipulate…

Representatives of various organizations opposed to the Communications Decency Act reacted to the Supreme Court decision to declare the law unconstitutional. They applauded the Court for pro…

The Senate committee heard testimony on violence on television and its effect on children and public safety. Witnesses include the Attorney General, advocacy groups and television networks. …

George Vradenburg spoke via satellite link from Los Angeles on the issue of television violence from the television networks' perspective. He argued the responsibility for reducing televisio…

Members of Congress and television industry officials spoke in a news conference to announce the introduction of a voluntary violence ratings code for television programs. The code, which wa…

The subcommittee heard testimony from witnesses on the violent content of current television programming and its effect on American children. The witnesses testified on the Television Violen…

The Federal Communications Bar Association and the American Bar Association hosted a celebration on the bicentennial of the First Amendment. Panelists spoke about first amendment rights vs. …

This program is part of “The Libel Dilemma” conference. Judge Leval spoke about the libel suit between General William Westmoreland and CBS, over which he presided, and other libel law cases…