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The Al Jazeera Charm Offensive

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It launches in 45M U.S. homes in July. But it needs a star—and a clean slate, says David Freedlander.

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Al Jazeera is coming to America. And when you have the backing of the Qatari royal family, there is little reason to do anything small.

Since launching its American outpost in January, the deep-pocketed network says it’s received 18,000 résumés for 170 open positions.

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