FCC: 'Private Ryan,' Sitcoms Not Indecent

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Federal regulators on Monday decided the Veterans’ Day broadcast of the movie Saving Private Ryan on ABC did not violate decency standards, despite the liberal use of the F-word and other expletives by the World War II soldiers depicted in the film.

The Federal Communications Commission also rejected complaints about episodes of NBC’s Will and Grace and Fox’s Arrested Development.

In considering Private Ryan, the agency denied complaints filed by the American Family Association, a group based in Tupelo, Miss.,



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