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- Acronym for "Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network"
- Founder: Brian Lamb
- Launched: March 19, 1979
- Headquarters: Washington, DC
- Parent Company: National Cable Satellite Corporation
- Launched with $25,000 of start-up capital
- First broadcast was a speech by Congressman Al Gore
- C-SPAN2 covers all live sessions of the Senate
- C-SPAN Radio launched in 1997
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Television network C-SPAN features original public affairs programs and provides 24-hour coverage of government proceedings. Much of the network's programing is focused on live coverage of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
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C-SPAN Questions
Why did a group of Republicans in the House (on Sat.) decide to try to yell over Democrats? Did they accomplish anything or... 1 AnswerPeople in general, (and therefore the republican party) seem to be getting angrier lately. Back in September, we had a trifecta of angry outbursts, Kanye West i... read more
Conservatives are better at using Twitter than liberals. Why is that? 4 AnswersSeriously? I’m not even sure where to start here, but I think the best place would be the 2008 Presidential campaign. Barack Obama (let’s call him the “libera... read more




