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This time with men posing as potential donors, o'keefe captured an npr fund-raiser making disparages remarks about republicans and the tea party. >> they believe in sort of white, middle-america, gun-toting, i mean, that's pretty scary. they're seriously racist. >> reporter: last fall npr came under fire after it dumped analyst juan williams for comments he made about muslims on fox news. ceo vivian schiller then said this about williams. >> his feelings that he expressed on fox news are really between him and his psychiatrist or his publicist or take your pick. >> reporter: schiller later apo...

That put a crimp on things. moody downgraded spain's debt and means the euro's problems are sticking around and job 394,000, which is a hollow victory with the increase. and seeing bad news for stocks today. back over to you. >> becky quick at cnbc. thank you. still to come, npr under fire. the latest in a string of controversies in public radio. first the almanac of american politics. which governor once formed an organization called the coalition for political honesty. >> sounds good. >> try getting donations for that. more for that on "the daily rundown." no problem. td ameritrade has a...

Okay. let's do our trivia. >> i would have said jerry brown, but it's not. it's illinois governor pat quinn. the group was run out of a basement in oak park, illinois. on wednesday, governor quinn signed a law abolishing the death penalty in his state of illinois and joins 15 other states that have done away with executions. on the forefront of that issue. >> now to the troubles facing national public radio, npr. embattled ceo vivian schiller resigned yesterday because of fund-raising showing nprers as tea par ttyers as racists. lisa myers joins was more. lisa, npr's days on the government dol...

Worse time for npr and all of public broadcasting. officials believe they are in more danger of losing public funding that at any time in their history. so when the latest controversy erupted they quickly threw bodies overboard to try to steady the ship. >> npr president vivian schiller resigned -- >> reporter: at public radio stations around the country, many listeners were supportive. but others argued that taxpayer money should not be spent on npr. >> reporter: npr has been a target of conservatives for years but lately seems to have given critics plenty of ammunition, the latest this video...

Favorite sharron angle is voting is already underway. but with the president coming to town, republicans are making plans of their own. tonight, sin city showdown. npr under fire. just days after the network fired analyst juan williams for his remarks on muslims, the company is feeling new heat. tonight, anger overload burns up npr's email and phone lines. plus, it's like nothing else in the air. it's much, much faster. unveiling x-2 helicopter. twin rotors, serious speed. just how fast is it? guess we better find out with a drag race in the skies. first from fox this friday night, the unautho...