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May 26, 2011

CBS Pulls Jumbotron Ad Calling for End to Haiti Deportations 
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The media giant CBS is facing criticism after pulling an advertisement
calling for a halt to the deportation of Haitian nationals from the
United States. The Center for Constitutional Rights had sponsored the ad
to be displayed on the CBS Jumbotron overlooking New York City's Times
Square. The ad says in part: "The cholera epidemic in Haiti is killing
thousands. Why is the USA still deporting people to Haiti?" CBS says it
pulled the ad because it is "too controversial."



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