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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5162

AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: ABC News; CBS Corporation, Inc.; CNN News

COMPLAINANT: Young, George A. , Esq.

SUBJECT: Other

DISPOSITION:

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe ABC News
CBS Corporation, Inc.
CNN News

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 01/12/2001 Response from CNN 61 KB
01/09/2001 Grant of Extension of Time to CNN 51 KB
01/08/2001 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from CNN 83 KB
01/04/2001 Request for Extension of Time from CNN 50 KB
12/15/2000 Notification of Complaint to Cable News Network 127 KB
12/15/2000 Notification of Complaint to American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 126 KB
12/15/2000 Notification of Complaint to CBS Corporation 129 KB
12/15/2000 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 49 KB
12/05/2000 Supplement to Complaint 71 KB
11/30/2000 Notification to George A. Young 90 KB
11/16/2000 Complaint 60 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 08/01/2001 Notification to George A. Young 43 KB
08/01/2001 Notification to Cable News Network 37 KB
08/01/2001 Notification to American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 39 KB
08/01/2001 Notification to CBS Corporation 43 KB
04/26/2001 Notification to Cable News Network 66 KB
04/26/2001 Notification to American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 66 KB
04/26/2001 Notification to CBS Corporation 63 KB
04/26/2001 Notification to George A. Young 51 KB
03/01/2001 General Counsel's Report 162 KB
Certifications 04/17/2001 Enforcement Priority System (EPS) Case Closing Report 58 KB
Statement of Reasons 08/27/2001 Commissioner Scott E. Thomas 190 KB
07/27/2001 Chairman Danny L. McDonald, Vice Chairman David M. Mason, Commissioners Karl J. Sandstrom, Bradley A. Smith and Darryl R. Wold 270 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent ABC News
Previous respondent CBS Corporation, Inc.
CNN News
Complainant Young, George A. , Esq.
Respondent's counsel Bonfiglio, Barbara Wixon, Esq.
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