______________ was the Soviet leader who actions played a major role in ending the Cold War.

In early 2006, roughly three years after the invasion of Iraq, the New York Times reported which of the following stories that other media outlets chose not to cover?

a. That President Bush intended to go to war even without evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. b. The British government was providing weapons and financial support to Iraq. c. That Congress was illegally providing weapons and financial support to Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq. d. That the Congressional Budget Office had provided false information about the costs of the war in Iraq to Congress.

Third-party presidential candidates __________

a. get the same media coverage as major-party candidates do b. can affect elections in two-party systems c. are not taken seriously d. are placed automatically on the ballot