'You probably didn't hear about the House voting to ban Pentagon propaganda last Thursday - since the television networks have once again conveniently failed to cover the story.
'But in a surprise move, a 2009 defense policy bill passed with an amendment, sponsored by Rep. Paul Hodes (D-N.H.), that outlaws the Defense Department from engaging in "a concerted effort to propagandize" the American people. The measure would also force an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) into efforts to plant positive news stories about the war in U.S. media.' (Alternet article).
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