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The idea of absolute privilege refers to .A. the ability of reporters to print or broadcast anything they want
B. the ability of the very rich to hire lawyers to sue anybody who libels them
C. the ability of prosecutors to accuse defendants of crimes in court without risking libel
D. the federal shield laws that allow a reporter to keep a source confidential
E. the way in which college students and professors can use small portions of a written work, as long as they use the proper citation
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