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  Bush defends packaged news stories from government
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Last EditedServo  Mar 17, 2005 12:11pm
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News DateMar 17, 2005 12:10pm
DescriptionPresident George W. Bush said on Wednesday the U.S. government's practice of sending packaged news stories to local television stations was legal and he had no plans to stop it.

His defense of the packages, which are designed to look like television news segments, came after they were deemed a form of covert propaganda by the Government Accountability Office watchdog agency.
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