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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5395

DOW JONES, CO., ET AL

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Dow Jones & Co.; ABC TV INC; C-SPAN; CBC Political Education Leadership Institute; CNN; Fox News Network; MSNBC News; WHO-TV; WMUR-TV

COMPLAINANTS: Salit, Jacqueline; Fulani, Lenora B.; Committee for a Unified Independent Party, Inc.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Other; Presidential

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5395: 1. Find no reason to believe that C-SPAN, WHO-TV, Fox News Channel, L.L.C., CNN, WMUR-TV, MSNBC News, Dow Jones, ABC TV, Inc. or the Congressional Black Caucus Political Leadership Institute violated 2 U.S.C. § 441b and 11 C.F.R. § 110.13. 2. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated January 13, 2005. 3. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe ABC TV INC 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
C-SPAN 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
CBC Political Education Leadership Institute 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
CNN 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
Dow Jones & Co. 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
Fox News Network 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
MSNBC News 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
WHO-TV 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13
WMUR-TV 2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 110.13

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 04/12/2004 Reponse from Harry Kresky 70 KB
02/12/2004 Response from C-SPAN 99 KB
01/15/2004 Response from WMUR-TV 276 KB
01/12/2004 Response from CBC Political Education & Leadership Institute 259 KB
12/23/2003 Response from NBC, Inc., Dow Jones & Co., Inc., CNBC and MSNBC 156 KB
12/23/2003 Notification of Complaint to CBC Political Education Leadership Institute 92 KB
12/22/2003 Response from WHO-TV 58 KB
12/22/2003 Request for Extension of Time and Designation of Counsel from WMUR-TV 143 KB
12/18/2003 Response from Fox News Channel 156 KB
12/12/2003 Response from Fox News Channel 113 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Complaint to C-SPAN 78 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Complaint to WHO-TV 78 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Complaint to WMUR-TV 77 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to CBC Political Education Leadership Institute 50 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to Dow Jones & Co. 49 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to CNN 46 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to Fox News Channel 48 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to MSNBC 53 KB
12/11/2003 Notification of Supplement to Complaint to ABC, Inc. 48 KB
12/11/2003 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Supplement to Complaint 39 KB
12/09/2003 Response from Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 39 KB
12/05/2003 Response from ABC, Inc. 114 KB
12/03/2003 Supplement to Complaint 96 KB
12/02/2003 Response and Designation of Counsel from Cable News Network 148 KB
11/26/2003 Supplement to Complaint 67 KB
11/24/2003 Notification to Harry Kresky 90 KB
11/20/2003 Response from Harry Kresky 45 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to Congressional Black Caucus 80 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to CNN Legal Department 82 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to ABC Inc. 78 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to MSNBC 76 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to Fox News Channel 80 KB
11/17/2003 Notification of Complaint to Dow Jones & Co. 79 KB
11/17/2003 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 50 KB
11/03/2003 Complaint 637 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 02/07/2005 Notification to Fox News Channel, LLC 59 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to CNN 56 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to WMUR-TV 59 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to MSNBC News 58 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to ABC TV, Inc. 60 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to Dow Jones 57 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to CBC Political Education Leadership Institute 61 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to C-SPAN 57 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to WHO-TV 54 KB
02/07/2005 Notification to Committee for a Unified Independent Party 75 KB
01/13/2005 First General Counsel's Report 893 KB
Certifications 01/19/2005 Dow Jones; Fox News Channel, L.L.C.; MSNBC News; C-SPAN; WHO-TV; WMUR-TV; ABC TV, Inc.; CNN; Congressional Black Caucus Politcal Education Leadership Institute 50 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Dow Jones & Co.
Previous respondent ABC TV INC
C-SPAN
CBC Political Education Leadership Institute
CNN
Fox News Network
MSNBC News
WHO-TV
WMUR-TV
Complainant Committee for a Unified Independent Party, Inc.
Fulani, Lenora B.
Salit, Jacqueline
Respondent's counsel Bonfiglio, Barbara Wixon, Esq.
Gillespie, Nancy L.
Marshall, Charles F.
Prak, Mark J.
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