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	<title><![CDATA[Deregulated Media And Our Endless Campaign "Silly Season"]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-oleary/deregulated-media-and-ou_b_128611.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As a democracy, the U.S. government guarantees us the right to "free and fair" elections. Ideally, every licensed voter can cast a ballot without fear of harm or reprisal, and all votes are counted. But this certainly isn't all that there is to a free and fair election. Our government, through the unconscionable complacency of the deregulated Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress has derailed our right to fair elections...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Off The Bus]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-10-24T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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