New Head of Public Broadcasting Is Former Gop Exec; Public Interest Groups Criticized the Decision

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, whose chairman is under fire for complaining about what he considered liberal bias at PBS, chose a former Republican Party co-chairman Thursday as its president and chief executive.

Patricia S. Harrison, the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, was selected after three days of closed meetings by the corporation's board of directors. She was co- chair of the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 2001.

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New Head of Public Broadcasting Is Former Gop Exec; Public Interest Groups Criticized the Decision

The announcement came as the House, voting 284-140, restored $100 million...

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