Current federal regulations to ensure a level playing field for all candidates for office during election campaigns require that newspapers and magazines

A) do nothing different because they have a First Amendment guarantee of press freedom.
B) limit political advertising to less than 60 percent of their total page-space.
C) offer reasonable opportunities for the discussion of differing views of important public issues .
D) sell ad space to any and all candidates for President or for the U.S. House and Senate.

Answer: A

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