It Is Not To Benefit CBS, Not To Benefit Its Reporters. On This One, The Entire Basis Of It Is This Is A Way To Get More Information, More Important Information To The Public. And That's Why So Many States Recognize This. - SearchQuotes

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It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the entire basis of it is this is a way to get more information, more important information to the public. And that's why so many states recognize this.

Floyd Abrams

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