How Al Jazeera's First Hour On TV Stacks Up Against Other Network's Launches

    Al Gore's Current TV became Al Jazeera America on Tuesday afternoon. The news network is hoping to bill itself as straight and in-depth, an alternative to the yelling, opinionated and partisan fare that dominates so much of today's cable landscape.

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