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EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE)
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005 (the
"Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained
in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as of June 30, 2005 and
December 31, 2004 and for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
Dated: August 1, 2005 /s/ Robert R. Bennett
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Robert R. Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 1, 2005 /s/ David J.A. Flowers
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David J.A. Flowers
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: August 1, 2005 /s/ Christopher W. Shean
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Christopher W. Shean
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350,
chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.