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Al Franken: It matters who runs the media companies. The media are our source of information.

On the recordJune 8, 2010
It matters who runs the media companies. The media are our source of information.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken emphasizes the importance of media ownership on information dissemination.

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