In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, Former Vice President Al Gore, Current TV chairman and co-founder, participates in the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that has struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, Gore confirmed Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)
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