Thursday, 11 April 2013

Conn. senator wants Fox to pull plug on NRA race (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012, file photo, Jimmie Johnson fires blanks out of a pair of revolvers as he celebrates his win in Victory Lane following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. The National Rifle Association is taking its relationship with racing to a new level as the title sponsor of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The deal with Texas Motor Speedway comes at a time when the NRA is involved in a renewed debate on gun violence in the wake of the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A U.S. senator from Connecticut has sent a letter to media mogul Rupert Murdoch asking the Fox network not to broadcast Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup race sponsored by the National Rifle Association.




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