Word: cspan
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...With ten cameras and a staff of 40, RNC is offering commentary-free, live feeds of the podium action to any television and radio station or groups of stations willing to pay a nominal fee of about $200. So far, the Republicans have signed up 38 television groups, including CSpan, Group W and PBS, and two large radio groups, Mutual Broadcasting System and Associated Press. In all, an estimated 1,048 television stations will have access to the party-generated material. Says White House Television Adviser Mark Goode, who is directing the RNC operation: "The country will be pretty well...
...Neill's golfing buddy Michel, began taking over the House floor every day after legislative hours to berate the Democrats. The chamber was invariably empty during these "special orders" sessions, but like all other action on the floor, they were broadcast live by the cable network CSPAN. What set O'Neill aflame was a bit of showboating by Gingrich; during a fiery denunciation of several Democrats' views on Central America, he paused suggestively in midspeech, as if to dare his foes to respond. In fact, he was taunting empty benches, but that was not noted...