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CBSC says broadcasters can air Dire Straits song, overturns earlier ruling

News | 08/31/2011 6:37 pm EDT

The Canadian Broadcasts Standards Council (CBSC) on Wednesday overturned an earlier ruling that required broadcasters to edit out the word “faggot” when they aired the Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing.”

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