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May 11th, 2008 | Editorial | Orlando Sentinel

Our Position: It's Time Seminole's School Board Pulled the Plug on Bus Radio and its Ads

Seminole County School Board members ought to tune in to an advisory committee’s recommendation to pull the plug on Bus Radio, the prerecorded music-and-advertising programming being broadcast to students.

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May 9th, 2008 | Richard Tedesco | PROMO Magazine

Arizona Blue Cross Courts Hispanics with Webisodes

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has launched a marketing campaign targeting Hispanic consumers with Webisodes as a central element.

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May 9th, 2008 | Richard Tedesco | PROMO Magazine

Volkswagen Strikes MLS Sponsorship Deals

Volkswagen has scored deals to be the official car of Major League Soccer and the primary sponsor of D.C. United, one of the U.S. pro soccer league’s most successful franchises.

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May 9th, 2008 | Bloomberg News | The Boston Globe

AMA Calls for Limits on Drug Ads

Drug makers, including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co., have deceptively marketed their products to the public, showing the need to limit drug advertisements, lawmakers and the American Medical Association said.

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May 8th, 2008 | Alicia Mundy | The Wall Street Journal

New Rules on Drug Ads Sought

Congressional Democrats are renewing pressure on the drug industry’s direct-to-consumer advertising amid growing tension over the marketing of several best-selling drugs.

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