if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dana Blankenhorn <danablankenhorn () mindspring com>
Date: June 9, 2005 10:35:05 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] if this is the same bill we talked about  
Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth
Reply-To: Dana Blankenhorn <dana () a-clue com>


It's not necessarily true that AccuWeather is stretching the truth here.

This provision could be in the bill. And it may be true that Homeland  
Security has kept weather information from moving.

But will that provision remain in the bill? And what about the other  
provision we've discussed here, the one about the NWS being unable to  
offer their data directly to the public, forcing its resale to  
companies like AccuWeather?

That doesn't make the bill sound appetizing, so AccuWeather doesn't  
mention it.

What you have here, Dave, is lobbying.

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----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
To: "Ip ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: [IP] if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is  
STRETCHING the truth




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From: AccuWeather <Surveys-Notices () accuweather com>
Date: June 9, 2005 8:47:01 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Your AccuWeather.com Service May Be Threatened by Government
Action
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