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Al Jazeera hires GOP lobbyists to counter scrutiny by Congress to Current TV deal

By Editor One on February 28, 2013 Exclusives, Life, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Media, U.S. Politics, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Rep. Tim Murphy, who holds a senior position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has called on the Obama administration to explain whether Al Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV from former Democratic Vice President Al Gore was given any […]

Congress silent as Gore defends terror TV deal with ‘relatively independent’ Al Jazeera

By Editor One on February 1, 2013 Exclusives, Life, Recent Hits, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Media, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincad It is fun to watch Big Oil critic Al Gore squirm as he is questioned about selling out to the oil-rich dictatorship in Qatar. But his sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera is not a laughing matter. This transaction is a homeland security threat that violates numerous U.S. […]