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Iran Earthquake Death Toll Up To 41,000

HeadlineJan 16, 2004

In Iran, officials have raised the official death toll to last month’s earthquake to 41,000.

CBS Bars PETA, MoveOn Ads From Super Bowl
CBS is refusing to sell ad time during the Super Bowl to two organizations, MoveOn and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals because the network claimed it did not accept advocacy advertising. MoveOn recently held a contest called “Bush in 30 Seconds” that asked for fillmakers to make a 30-second anti-Bush ad. More than 1100 videos were submitted. MoveOn planned to show the winning ad during the Super Bowl. PETA was planning to broadcast an ad that charged eating meat can cause impotence.

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