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Article: Al-Jazeera in English is on, but where?
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- Daily Breeze
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- November 18, 2006
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NEW YORK -- Al-Jazeera's English-language channel began operation
Wednesday, promising a fresh perspective on international news, but
virtually no American television viewers could see it.
Broadcasting from the station's headquarters in Doha, Qatar, Al-
Jazeera English led its 3 p.m. newscast with a report from Kinshasa
on the Congo elections, saying it was the only television network to
land an interview with incumbent President Joseph Kabila.
The network is an offshoot of the 10-year-old Arabic-language Al-
Jazeera, which has angered leaders in the Middle East and in
Washington. It wore that reputation as a badge of honor this week,
showing a film clip of outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary ...