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James Murdoch: What Did He Know And When?

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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Report: U.K. Probe Goes Beyond Murdoch's Newspapers

July 21, 2011 • A 2006 report spotlighted "blagging" — information obtained by private investigators who pretend to be someone they're not. Several U.K. news outlets used blaggers to get scoops.

Wendi Deng Murdoch: Rupert's Savior In More Than One Way?

June 11, 2011, file photo: Rupert and Wendi Deng Murdoch at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Philippe Lopez /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Wendi Deng Murdoch: Rupert's Savior In More Than One Way?

July 20, 2011 • The head slap seen 'round the world has some in the news media declaring that she did more than anyone else has to boost the News Corp. chief's image.

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British Lawmakers Trade Jabs Over Hacking Scandal

July 20, 2011 • Labor Party leader Ed Milliband says Prime Minister David Cameron was "warned and he preferred to ignore the warnings" about his government's ties to News Corp. executives. Cameron accuses his critics of belonging to the "Slumber Party."

David Folkenflik on 'Morning Edition'

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Murdoch: 'This Is The Most Humble Day Of My Life'

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Murdoch: 'This Is The Most Humble Day Of My Life'

July 19, 2011 • The News Corp. chief is taking questions from members of Parliament about the "hacking scandal" that has engulfed some of his U.K. newspapers.

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Where To Watch As Murdoch Testifies

July 19, 2011 • News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch is due to be questioned by members of Parliament. Here's how to see it.

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U.K. Tabloid Scandal: 'Lapping At The Door Of No. 10 Downing St.'

July 18, 2011 • As Scotland Yard has been swept up in the story, questions continue to be raised about Prime Minister David Cameron's decisions.

Philip Reeves speaks with Mary Louise Kelly

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News Corp.'s Murdoch Is 'Defiant'

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.

David Folkenflik speaks with Mary Louise Kelly

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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.

Steve Inskeep speaks with David Cay Johnston

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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.

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

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

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

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Mary Louise Kelly

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