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Katherine Maher, president and chief executive of “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” home NPR, also said in a statement that the service has adhered to the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages.

The California Community Foundation helped underwrite the effort.

“In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.”

“The forces that made it hard to do things new and different in the past are still with us — insurance and mortgage underwriting standards, planning and zoning, risk-averse developers, NIMBYism,” Falletta said.

And in a December speech, he promised to deliver the “toughest … counteractions” against the U.S., an expression of his commitment to resisting what he perceives as a hostile bloc underwritten by Washington.