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Originally Posted by shakran
In 1959, congress exempted news broadcasts and documentaries from the equal time rule, as long as the documentary's primary focus is not one of the candidates.
the primary focus of this documentary will not be Bush.
Kerry will therefore have no grounds to demand equal time.
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How did you get from the first sentence to your conclusion?
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