Which of the following is not a critique of Mills' power elite theory?
A) During the Cold War period, there were close decision making ties between corporate elites in the state, military and industrial sector.
B) Bill and Melinda Gates of Microsoft, even with their tremendous wealth, were not spared from federal court proceedings that led to a partial breakup of the Microsoft corporation.
C) In spite of their wealth and political influence, corrupt executives from Enron were prosecuted and are now spending part of their adult lives in jail.
D) Although there may be elite control of large media corporations, the power is limited by the competition and diversity in media itself.
E) None of the above
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