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'''Al Hurra''', "the free one," is the new Arabic-language American satellite TV channel based in Virigina and "beamed across the Arab world" and "aimed at viewers in the Middle East." Dubbed as the "American answer to [[Al Jazerra]], the station went online Saturday, February 14, 2004.[http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1149371,00.html
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The day after the broadcast began, according to the ''Guardian/UK'', "few people in downtown Cairo confessed to tuning in for the inaugural broadcast. Opinions, however, were plentiful. 'You mean the American propaganda channel?' proved the most popular response."
