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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Two-Way

Focus On Murdochs Shifts: Were They Bamboozling British Politicians?

A video grab from pooled footage taken inside the Leveson Inquiry shows former News International executive chairman James Murdoch giving evidence at the High Court in London earlier today.

April 24, 2012 At a London inquiry, the media moguls are facing questions about whether they have been trying to strong-arm politicians into supporting their bid to control BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster.

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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

The Two-Way

Murdoch Son Stepping Down From Post At BSkyB

James Murdoch, in July 2011.

April 3, 2012 The hacking scandal that has ripped through Rupert Murdoch's newspapers in the U.K. has now led to son James Murdoch's decision to step down as chairman of the satellite broadcast giant.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

The Two-Way

James Murdoch: What Did He Know And When?

James Murdoch, outside News International's London headquarters on Tuesday (July 19, 2011).

July 22, 2011 The latest key development in the U.K.'s "hacking scandal" centers on News Corp. executive James Murdoch (son of Rupert) and claims he misled lawmakers' earlier this week. The younger Murdoch says he did not.

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Debt Talks Spark Anger; Former Staffers Contradict James Murdoch

July 22, 2011 Debt talks draw fire from Democratic senators; two former News of the World staffers allege James Murdoch misled British lawmakers; there's record heat in the central and eastern U.S.; and the UN calls an emergency meeting to discuss famine and drought in Somali, which rebels say isn't so bad

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