Сми и Культура: задания по английскому языку к учебнику для будущих журналистов

D. Translate the following text from Russian into English.

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   The Founding Fathers of the United States were the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or otherwise took part in the American Revolution in winning American independence from Great Britain, or who participated in framing and adopting the United States Constitution in 1787-1788, or in putting the new government under the Constitution into effect. The following seven figures are identified as the key Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.
   
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   (Founding Fathers. Wikipedia.28 Nov. 2010.10 Dec.2010. <http:// en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Father_of_the_United_States>.)
   
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   Creative Commons licenses are several copyright licenses that allow the distribution of copyrighted works. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S.non-profit corporation founded in 2001.
   
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   (Creative Commons license. Wikipedia. 27 Nov. 2010. 10 Dec. 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Creative_Commons_licenses>.)
   
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    The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918. It forbade the use of “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt.
    
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    (Sedition Act. Wikipedia. 5 Dec. 2010. 10 Dec. 2010 <http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918>.)
    
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    FCC – Federal Communications Commission. The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Communications Act of 1934, and its board of commissioners is appointed by the president of the United States.
    
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    (FCC. Wikipedia. 8 Dec. 2010.