Today, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) proposed an amendment to the Defense authorization bill to provide political balance in talk radio programming on American Forces Radio (AFR). The amendment would require AFR to provide balanced political programming and establish an ombudsman position. Media Matters for America has focused on balance at AFR since we launched more than a year ago.

Letter to Donald Rumsfeld from David Brock (05/25/04) »

Media Matters asks Secretary Rumsfeld to remove Limbaugh's radio show from taxpayer-funded American Forces Radio »

Media Matters online petition »

Limbaugh again falsely accused Harkin of “trying to get my program taken off” American Forces Radio; falsely claimed NPR balances him out »

Limbaugh opened fire on Harkin, Media Matters: “Their goal is to use the big media and the law to stop me!” »