Pubdate: Fri, 28 Jun 2002
Source: New York Times (NY)
Section: Metro Briefing: New York
Copyright: 2002 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Shaila Dewan
Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1146/a10.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?140 (Rockefeller Drug Laws)

ALBANY: ADS ATTACKING PATAKI WON'T AIR

The Spanish-language television station Univision (WXTV) has decided not to 
resume broadcasting commercials that attack Gov. George E. Pataki for 
failing to offer substantive changes of the Rockefeller drug laws. The 
advertisements were pulled last week after an aide to the governor, who is 
also running ads on the station, called them "blatantly untruthful." The 
Drug Policy Alliance then changed the commercials to fix a factual error, 
but a spokeswoman for Univision said the station's lawyers were still 
concerned that the commercials were misleading. In a statement, the 
Alliance said the station was "caving to Gov. George Pataki's attempt to 
squelch free speech."
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