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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Imus Firestorm Continues To Grow

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The Don Imus fallout continues. The FCC announced today it has officially launched an investigation into Imus' racially insensitive comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. That news came as several advertisers on the "Imus in the Morning" program decided to withdraw their sponsorship. General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline and American Express announced that they were pulling ads from Imus' radio or TV broadcasts. On Tuesday, Procter and Gamble pulled ads from his show on MSNBC.

Meanwhile, the calls for Imus' removal continues to get louder from the black community. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said today Imus should be fired.

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