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Orlando stations shutting out local candidates 08/09/1994 FLORIDA -- So many Orlando area broadcasters are refusing local political campaign ads…

Appeals court says closed meeting invalidates action taken by advisory committee 08/09/1994 ALABAMA -- The Alabama-Tombigbee Rivers Coalition, supporting state…

TVA investigator impersonates journalist 07/26/1994 TENNESSEE -- A Tennessee Valley Authority investigator was disciplined in mid-July for impersonating a reporter…

Appeals court strikes down FCC guidelines for fining broadcasters 07/26/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington…

News videotape seized; activist arrested 07/26/1994 NEVADA -- Lincoln County authorities arrested a self-styled government oversight activist in mid-July when…

University's gymnastics instructors' sex tapes ruled public record 07/26/1994 MINNESOTA -- Videotapes of University of Minnesota gymnastic instructors engaged in…

AP editor released after being held 20 days; news organizations held story 07/26/1994 SOMALIA -- When three armed Somalis kidnapped…

Appeals court rules federal juvenile court proceedings not always closed 07/26/1994 PENNSYLVANIA -- Federal juvenile court proceedings and records are…

Appeals court relies on beer-drinker survey in allowing lawsuit over ad parody 07/26/1994 ST. LOUIS -- A federal appeals court…

White House turns over documents but requires extraordinary secrecy 07/26/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler turned over…