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Friday, July 15, 2011

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News Corp.'s Murdoch Is 'Defiant'

Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks in London on July 10, 2011.

July 15, 2011 His News Corp. has handled the scandal over things done by its British tabloids "extremely well in every way possible," making just "minor mistakes," Murdoch tells one of his company's news outlets, The Wall Street Journal.

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Columnist: Error About News Corp. Was 'Big Screw-Up On My Part'

July 14, 2011 Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston says "there's no excuse" for the huge error he made Tuesday when he wrote that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. had received billions of dollars in tax refunds, when in fact it had paid billions of dollars in taxes.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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Murdoch Drops Plans To Take Over British TV Company

July 13, 2011 As the "hacking scandal" spreads, Conservative, Labor and Liberal party leaders joined to push News International to drop its move to acquire BSkyB. They're also moving to mount a full-scale inquiry into what the media giant did.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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U.K. Tabloid Scandal: Former PM Brown Condemns News International

Rupert Murdoch as he left his apartment in London earlier today (July 12, 2011).

July 12, 2011 The scandal in the United Kingdom keeps expanding, and Rupert Murdoch's media holdings there have been rocked.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

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U.K. Tabloid Scandal: Prime Minister Brown, Royals Potential Targets

The scandal prompted News International to fold News of the World. Sunday's issue was the 168-year-old newspaper's last.

July 11, 2011 The scandal keeps growing. Now there are reports of snooping into the private records of Gordon Brown, even when he was prime minister, and of payments to officials for information about the royal family.

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Friday, July 08, 2011

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As U.K.'s Hacking Scandal Widens, Some Advice About Passwords

If her password's too easy to remember, it also might be too easy for someone else to figure out.

July 8, 2011 In many cases, investigators hired by News of the World were able to "hack" into voice mail systems simply because the users hadn't changed the "default" passwords. Have you made your password tough to figure out?

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Thursday, July 07, 2011

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Murdoch Folds Tabloid Over Hacking Scandal

A policeman walks through the security gates at News International's Wapping plant on July 7, 2011 in London,  England.

July 7, 2011 The British tabloid has been under increasing attack because of the scandal over how investigators it hired hacked the phones of murder victims, celebrities, politicians and relatives of those killed and injured in the London bombings.

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BBC: 4,000 Potential Hacking Victims Being Contacted By Police

July 7, 2011 The list of those who may have had their phones hacked by an investigator working for News of the World keeps growing. And the U.K. scandal keeps widening.

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