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204:. Shihabi stated in regards to the launch of Al Jazeera America: "It's going to be run by American talent and staff for the American audience", adding there would be "less opinion, less yelling and fewer celebrity sightings". He defined the channel as providing "accurate, in-depth, unbiased news stories". Bob Meyers, president of the
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