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Italy Radio Stations Lose Power Prior to Bush Protests

HeadlineJun 07, 2004

In Italy, the country’s largest electric company cut off power to two left-wing radio stations just as they were preparing to broadcast coverage of the protests against President Bush on Friday. This according to a report by MediaChannel. The electric company, which is partly state owned, claimed the power outage was due to maintenance work but it forced the two stations Radio Città Aperta and Radio Onda Rossa off the air for four hours. Green Party ministers have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the power outage. Protesters estimate 250,000 took to the streets against Bush in Italy.

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