WASHINGTON - February 25 - Under intense pressure from the White House, CBS corporate has buckled and is re-airing the Bush administration’s ad touting its controversial Medicare bill recently signed into law by the President.

CBS corporate has just rejected MoveOn.org Voter Fund’s ad on the same subject. In response, MoveOn.org Voter Fund is calling on the Justice Department to investigate the White House’s illegal use of tax money for Bush “re-election ads.”

WHO: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT);

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL);

Roger Hickey, Co-Director of the Campaign for America’s Future;

Eli Pariser, Campaigns Director for MOVF

WHAT: Teleconference 1-800-362-0571

WHEN: Thursday, February 26, 1:00 p.m. EST

Letter to Ashcroft from MoveOn.org Voter Fund’s Attorneys Provided During Call

The MoveOn.org Voter Fund is a Section 527 political committee that runs campaigns to inform the public about the policies and programs of the George W. Bush presidency.

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