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'Gasland' filmmaker cuffed, ejected from House meeting

Good thing this isn't Venezuela, or Syria. If we were there, someone viewed as hostile to the official mission might be arrested simply for filming a public committee proceeding.

Oh, wait. Here's a report from Politico:

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing.

Fox...

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