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SENTINELMike Mayo: Should Help Me Howard Segment Go On Ice?"Arreaza said it's not right that Finkelstein gets regular free airtime in an election year. He sent a protest letter to WSVN general manager Robert Leider this week, citing federal broadcast rules for candidates.On Wednesday, Leider responded that equal-time provisions do not apply to news broadcasts. "WSVN respectfully declines your request," Leider wrote, "because Mr. Finkelstein's broadcast appearances have been part of regularly-scheduled, bona-fide news programming."..."This is an attempt to hurt me and my family," said Finkelstein, who will soon have two daughters in college. "This is clearly a campaign to shut me up because I've rocked the boat."..."Howard's the one who's always crying about things being fair, now he wants to stay on TV while running for office?" Arreaza said Wednesday...continue to full post

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