Koppel says no to joining Al Jazeera

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Koppel says no to joining Al Jazeera

Associated Press

PASADENA, Calif. - Former "Nightline" correspondent Dave Marash has signed on to work at the planned Al-Jazeera International network, but his former boss - Ted Koppel - rejected its executives' overtures.

Marash will be a Washington-based anchor and reporter for the English-language network, which plans to go on the air this spring. The Qatar-based network is an offshoot of Al-Jazeera, the influential
Arabic network that has come under fire from the Bush administration.

Former ABC "Nightline" anchor Koppel, who recently joined the Discovery Network, said Friday that he and producer Tom Bettag also had a lunch with Al-Jazeera International executives about a job.

"I think we entertained (the idea) for about 38 seconds" before deciding they weren't interested, Koppel told reporters. "I make it a habit to always listen to people before I say no to them."

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1. "the Arabic network that has come under fire from the Bush administration"

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2. Literally.