Both sides of the deal have to have to provide the margin and it is equal on both sides.

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Critics say this erodes the fundamental principle that both sides are equal before the law.

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Soon after, al-Jazeera raised American hackles further with reporting on Iraq that was similarly determined to give equal time to both sides of the conflict.

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In fact, in 1997, and at a time when public opinion was much more favorable toward the press than it is now, a Harris Poll conducted for the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that 84% of the public favored a government "fairness doctrine" requiring equal treatment of all sides in controversies, while 70% believed that courts should impose fines for "biased or inaccurate" journalism.

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Though it can't make up for major gaps in talent or depth, which recently existed between the better Spanish and German sides, that extra physical edge in the spring can be the difference between two otherwise equal teams.

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