In an Opinion Column Published in Wallstreetbuzz

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In an opinion column published in wallstreetbuzz.com,a columnist wrote,"James Jackson,CEO of Blain Investments,now posting an $8 billion write-down,has robbed shareholders blind through his accounting slights of hand.Jackson insists that he has scruples.I don't know about that but if he does have scruples you can bet they belong to somebody else." The columnist:

• A)has committed the tort of libel.
• B)is protected from defamation liability under the opinion/analysis quasi-privilege.
• C)cannot be protected from defamation liability by the opinion/analysis privilege if the statement was published.
• D)none of the above

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