Salon.com Politics: "Republicans opted to drastically cut back on what had already been dwindling funds dedicated to public radio and television.

According to the Washington Post's page 1 story today, 'A House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal government's financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such popular children's educational programs as 'Sesame Street,' 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Arthur' and 'Postcards From Buster.''

Even more dramatic was this move:

'In addition, the subcommittee acted to eliminate within two years all federal money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- which passes federal funds to public broadcasters -- starting with a 25 percent reduction in CPB's budget for next year, from $400 million to $300 million.'"

(Via Salon.)