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On Wednesday, Carr, amid pointed questioning from lawmakers at a Senate hearing, suggested that he was simply holding broadcasters to a legally required \u201cpublic interest standard\u201d when he was asked about his Sept. 17 remarks on a conservative podcast in which he threatened ABC and its affiliates if they did not \u201ctake action\u201d on Kimmel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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