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    CEO Pay; Public Option; Obama v. Fox; Saving Journalism

    Does government have the right to limit the pay of executives when taxpayers hold a majority interest in the company? The public option is sneaking back onto the table in the healthcare reform game. The Obama Administration takes a hard-core stance on Fox News. Plus, the Washington Post's Len Downie proposes public funding for journalism. (Mike Gonzalez, Communications Director at the Heritage Foundation, sits in for Tony Blankley, who is away.)

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    By Arianna Huffington • Oct 23, 2009 • 29m Listen

    Does government have the right to limit the pay of executives when taxpayers hold a majority interest in the company? The public option for healthcare is sneaking its way back onto the table in the healthcare reform game. The Obama Administration has taken a hard-core stance regarding Fox News. Plus, Len Downie of the Washington Post proposes public funding for journalism. (Mike Gonzalez, Communications Director at the Heritage Foundation, sits in for Tony Blankley, who is away.)

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      Arianna Huffington

      Huffington Post

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      Matt Miller

      Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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      Robert Scheer

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