单选题 The Internet can make the news more democratic, giving the public a chance to ask questions and seek out facts behind stories and candidates, according to the head of the largest U.S. online services.
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"You don't have to buy a newspaper and be confined to the four corners of that paper any more, " Sam Meddis, online technology editor at USA Today, {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}about the variety of information available to computer users.
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