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    "Cory Booker",
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    "ElectionLine",
    "Netflix",
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  "title": "David Ellison Warns Senate Committee That Netflix Deal Would “Extinguish” Competition; Paramount CEO’s Letter Does Not Answer Queries About Trump"
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