Geico Pulls Ads From Fox's 'Glenn Beck'

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NEW YORK Some of the nation’s biggest advertisers are distancing themselves from Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck after he called President Obama a racist during a July 28 broadcast.

Geico said yesterday that it has pulled its ads from FNC’s The Glenn Beck Program. Lawyers.com, which is owned by LexisNexis, has also vowed not to advertise during the show, per Color of Change. The African-American online political organization has been spurring advertisers to stop supporting the show.

Additionally,

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