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R.E.M. to Re-Release ‘Radio Free Europe’ to Help Support Radio Free Europe

R.E.M. will re-release their single "Radio Free Europe" to raise funds for Radio Free Europe, which has been targeted by the Trump administration.

In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to dismantle seven more federal agencies, including USAGM, the overseer of the government-funded media outlet Voice of America(VOA). VOA, which transmits U.S. news into other countries, has long been a target of Trump and conservatives, who accuse the broadcaster of having an overtly liberal and anti-Trump bias. Happy World Press Freedom Day to the ‘OG’ Radio Free Europe,” bassist Mike Mills added in a statement.

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