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Autism in the News

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Jenny McCarthy on Larry King Live

Visit Larry King
Live's website for more info.

CNN.com

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Jenny McCarthy & David Kirby on
Larry King Live (April 2, 2008)

Jenny McCarthy discusses her advocacy efforts against unsafe vaccine ingredients and her concerns regarding vaccine injury & causation. David Kirby joins her and later, a panel of medical experts and two families, including the Polings and another family with six autistic children. A GREAT show!

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Larry King
Poling family on Larry King Live

Visit Good Morning America's website for more info.

abcnews.go.com

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The Poling family on Good Morning America
(March 7, 2008)

Hannah Poling was the first autistic child to be paid from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund for her autism.

In this March 7, 2008 episode of Good Morning America, the Poling Family discusses their vaccine injury case concession.

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GMA
Poling family on Larry King Live

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Live's website for more info.

CNN.com

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The Poling family on Larry King Live
(March 6, 2008)

Larry King sits down with Dr. Jon Poling, his wife Terry and their autistic daughter, Hannah to discuss the government's concession of Hannah's vaccine injury case.

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Larry King
Hannah Poling vaccine injury case conceeded

Visit CNN Headline News' website for more info.

CNN.com/HLN

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CNN Headline News featuring
David Kirby (March 6, 2008)

Evidence of Harm author David Kirby squares off against an A.A.P. spokesman (Dr. Chip Harbaugh) in commentary on the Hannah Poling vaccine injury case recently conceded in vaccine court.

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Oprah
Hannah Poling vaccine injury case conceeded

Visit CNN's website for more info.

CNN.com

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CNN covers Poling Family press conference
on their daughter's vaccine injury case
concession (March 6, 2008)

A 30-minute clip from CNN covering a press conference held by the Poling family in Atlanta, GA on the concession the government vaccine court made with regard to their daughter's autism and the vaccines she received at 18 months of age. The press conference is followed by a brief interview with Sanjay Gupta, MD and then by another interview with Deirdre Imus.

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CNN
WNYT Albany, New York

Visit the Oprah Show's website for more info.

Oprah.com

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The Oprah Winfrey Show

Short excerpt from an April 5, 2007 episode where Oprah hosts some parents of autistic children to share their family's experiences with Autism. Featured in this clip is Katie Wright, the daughter of former NBC/Universal Chairman and Autism Speaks' co-founder Bob Wright, and mother to Christian Hildebrand, a four year old boy with Autism. Katie tells Oprah and her audience about her belief that vaccines were the cause of her son's autism.

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Oprah
WNYT Albany, New York

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WNYT.com

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WNYT Albany, New York (NBC)
"Forum 13" with Kelly Lynch

Albany New York, WNYT 13. Kelly Lynch interviews FAIR's Mike Smith and Generation Rescue's Sara DiFucci on Autism and a recent insurance bill they fought to get passed and was signed into law shortly after this segment aired.

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WNYT
Dateline NBC

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Dateline NBC

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June 4, 2006: Dateline NBC
"A Father's Mission"

Dateline NBC's John Larson reports on Dr. Jim Adams' struggle to recover his daughter, Kim, from Autism. Highlighted is the topic of heavy metal chelation therapy and a new study that Dr. Jim Adams has begun on the efficacy of the treatment.

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Dateline
Fox 5 News, New York

Visit MSNBC's website for more info.

Don Imus's Show

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MSNBC's "Imus in the Morning":
Don Imus interviews
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)

Don Imus and Joe Lieberman discuss Thimerosal in vaccines and the Autism epidemic.

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Imus Show
Fox 5 News, New York

Visit Meet The Press' website for more info.

Meet The Press

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MSNBC's "Meet The Press":
Author David Kirby
& the IOM's Dr. Harvey Fineberg

Author David Kirby and Dr. Harvey Fineberg of the Institute of Medicine debate the thimerosal/autism link on MSNBC's "Meet The Press"

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Part 2
Part 3
Fox 5 News, New York

Visit NiteBeat's website for more info.

NiteBeat on CN8

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NiteBeat with Barry Nolan on CN8:
David Kirby and Dr. Paul Offit, Guests

Comcast Network's "NiteBeat" with Barry Nolan examines the thimerosal/autism issue. In this segment, Author David Kirby and Dr. Paul Offit square off on opposite sides of this controversial issue. "Part 1" features the segment with David Kirby. "Part 2" features the segment with Dr. Paul Offit.

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Fox 5 News, New York

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Fox 5 News

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Feb. 14, 2005: Fox 5 News, New York
Vaccines & Autism

Fox 5 News, New York reports on the vaccine/autism controversy with this in-depth report featuring varied testimony from experts on both sides of the issue, including Dr. Mark & David Geier, Dr. Mady Hornig and Dr. Paul Offit.

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Fox 5 News
Fox 5 News, New York

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Fox 5 News

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Fox 5 News in New York Reports:
Vaccines & Autism

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Fox 5 News
Fox 5 News, New York

Visit the Daily Show's website for more info.

DailyShow.com

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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently visited with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," to discuss his journalistic research concerning the thimerosal/autism link.

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Daily Show
KNBC 4 News, Los Angeles

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NBC4.tv

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KCAL9.com

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Sept. 14, 2005: KNBC 4 Los Angeles:
Baxter Berle's Recovery from Autism

KNBC 4, Los Angeles reports on a Pasadena family's successful recovery of their son, Baxter Berle, from Autism. See Clip 1.

Sept. 14, 2005: KCAL 9 Los Angeles:
Baxter Berle's Recovery from Autism

KCAL 9, Los Angeles reports on Julia Berle's son, Baxter Berle, from Autism using TD-DMPS chelation therapy. See Clip 2.

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KNBC 4 News, Los Angeles

Visit CBS 2's website for more info.

CBS2Chicago.com

Oct. 7, 2005: CBS 2 Chicago:
On the Thimerosal/Autism Link

CBS 2 Chicago reports on the questions surrounding the thimerosal/autism link and interviews Christina Blakey of Oak Park, IL on her struggle to help her son (Charlie) and spread awareness of the mercury toxicity issues associated with regressive autism.

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FOX 32 News, Chicago

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FOXChicago.com

Sept. 8, 2005: FOX 32 Chicago:
On Chelation Therapy and Autism

Margaret Shortridge on FOX 32 Chicago reports in the Fox Family & Health Report on the often controversial treatment of chelation as used for metal toxicity in children with autism. Featured is one Oak Park family's testimony (the Blakeys) whose autistic son, Charlie, benefitted greatly from the use of trans-dermal chelation.

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ABC 6 News, Columbus, OH

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columbusnews
center.com

Nov. 28, 2005: ABC 6 Columbus, Ohio:
On the Thimerosal/Autism Link

ABC 6, Columbus, reports on the thimerosal/autism controversy and the remarkable progress made by Scott & Angela Shoemaker's son, Joshua, after being chelated for Mercury poisoning.

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PART 1

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