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Al Jazeera isn't just looking to make headlines in the U.S. news market, the broadcasting company has hired a lobbying firm to make headway on Capitol Hill.
The media company Al Jazeera America Holdings , which recently bought Al Gore's progressive cable news station Current TV, has brought on DLA Piper. The firm has been making the rounds in Washington, educating lawmakers about the company's plans to be based in New York City and open bureaus across the country.
DLA Piper's John Merrigan, Ignacio Sanchez and Mac Bernstein are leading the account.