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Holder, Sebelius to Attend Biden's Meeting with Entertainment Industry

By: Ted Johnson
Published: Wed, January 09, 2013, 3:28 PM
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Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will attend Vice President Joseph Biden's meeting with entertainment industry representatives to discuss gun violence.

The White House also announced that the meeting will be closed to the press. When President Bill Clinton held a summit on media violence in 1996, which was followed by a press conference to announce the creation of a TV content ratings system, some media moguls reportedly complained that they felt like they were being used like props.

The meeting will include representatives from major industry trade associations in Washington.

 

Posted: Wed, January 09, 2013, 3:01 PM

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