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Clear Channel's bicycle attacks make 5th place on the "101 Dumbest" list

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Fri, 01/30/2004 - 1:12am
Business 2.0 made a list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business for 2003. Guess what was 5th on the list?
"We deeply regret that comments made by on-air personalities were misinterpreted. Clear Channel does not condone advocating violence in any form."—Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan, after disc jockeys at three of the company's stations urge listeners to attack bicyclists with tactics that include slamming on car brakes, throwing open car doors suddenly, and beaning riders with soda bottles.
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