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Article: Tinseltown earns praise.(C)(Metropolitan)(Life)(Party Lines)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- July 20, 2001
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Byline: Christian Toto
For one evening, politicians and entertainment executives found common ground - movies and TV shows that tell the truth about addiction.
A select group of Washington politicians, at the invitation of the Entertainment Industries Council (EIC), enjoyed a sneak peek at the fifth annual Prism Awards program Tuesday at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. The presentation, taped April 4 in Los Angeles, is the EIC's way of honoring TV programs and movies that honestly portray addiction. (The WB network will air the awards show sometime in August).
Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat whose congressional ...