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It directed the State Department "to intensify efforts to achieve cooperation of other governments" and the CIA to "intensify use of liaison and other intelligence capabilities and also to develop plans and capability to preempt groups and individuals planning strikes against U.S. interests."
And it could run them even more, because mandated free airtime might preempt other programming and/or non-political paid advertising.
FCIC has been determined that the provisions of the rules that preempt
The WP lead says several Internet firms today will announce actions designed to preempt regulation.
preempt state and local laws to the extent such laws are inconsistent with this rule.