Which of the following is NOT a tool used by the executive branch to influence media coverage?

Which of the following is NOT a tool used by the executive branch to influence media coverage?
 
  a. Leaks c. Personal relationships
  b. Investigative journalism d. Propaganda and censorship

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The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was signed in
 
  a. 1995 c. 2003
  b. 1996 d. 2004

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__________ tend(s) to be the governmental institution with the most success in gaining access to the news media and influencing their coverage.
 
  a. Congress c. The courts
  b. The presidency d. Bureaucracy

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The three pillars supporting the European Union are
 
  a. liberty, equality, and fraternity.
  b. European Community, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) initiative, and the Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (PJCC).
  c. the EMU, the common market, and the free trade area.
  d. NATO, the Common Security and Foreign Policy initiative, and the euro.

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__________ politics is the rush to deny responsibility during political gridlock.
 
  a. Blame game c. Finger-pointing
  b. Faulting d. Clean hands