The ruling in the landmark case of New York Times v. Sullivan was that a public official can win a defamation case

a. without proving the defendant acted with reckless disregard of the truth.
b. only by proving the defendant's actual malice.
c. without proving the defendant knew his or her statement was false.
d. only by proving the defendant has a history of reckless behavior.


b

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In a statement of cash flows prepared by the indirect method, which of the following events would be deducted from net income?

A) increase in accrued pension cost B) loss on the sale of an available-for-sale investment C) proceeds from the sale of plant assets D) amortization expense on a patent

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Which of the following statements describes the benefits of a pull strategy?

A. It forecasts the competitor's demand. B. It decreases inventory turnover. C. It allows more efficient production and distribution scheduling to increase costs. D. There is less likelihood of being overstocked or out of stock at each store. E. It does not require advanced systems for implementation.

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When Amir opened his seafood market in Alabama, he was amazed at the number of customers who asked him to clean and prepare the fresh lobster, shrimp, and crawfish they had just purchased. When setting up his store, he had not set aside a place for performing this service. Therefore, a ________ resulted which could have been overcome by Amir through customer research.

A. standards gap B. delivery gap C. brand gap D. communication gap E. knowledge gap

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