"Al Hurra had asked for -- with the strong support of Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes -- an additional $11.1 million in funding over fiscal year 2007 levels for new programming. The network didn't get one dime of it. By the time the appropriations process winds its way through Congress, the requested funding could be restored -- but that most likely could happen only if (Alhurra news VP Larry) Register is fired." Joel Mowbray, Power Line blog, 6 June 2007. "Republican [BBG] member Blanquita Cullum issued a short, but refreshingly blunt statement whose first paragraph reads in its entirety: 'It is time for Larry Register to be fired.'" Joel Mowbray, Power Line blog 6 June 2007. Story about the Alhurra controversy on NBC Nightly News, 6 June 2007. "The network has wavered between overly America-friendly and overly America-hostile over the years. Last year, for instance, it overlooked elections in Bahrain and focused instead on President Bush’s Thanksgiving address to the American troops." Matthew Felling, CBS News Public Eye, 7 June 2007.