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Corruption

November 1, 2011

A Little Detail Van Susteren Left Out Of Her Cain Interview: Her Husband's A Supporter

Greta Van Susteren conducted a long, mostly friendly interview with Herman Cain last night in which they went over many details of the sexual harassment allegations that have been made against him. But somehow she forgot to mention that her husband is a self-identified friend of Cain's.

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Reported by Ellen at 3:13 PM

October 12, 2011

Another News Corp. Scandal Rocks Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal

Believe it or not, there’s a new News Corp. scandal and it has caused the resignation of one of its most senior executives in Europe: Andrew Langhoff, the European managing director of the Journal's parent company, Dow Jones and Co. Langhoff’s resignation comes in the wake of an investigation by The Guardian into a scheme to inflate The Journal’s circulation statistics in Europe. (H/T Think Progress)

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Reported by Ellen at 11:49 PM

September 30, 2011

As The Murdoch Turns: The Week’s Newest News Corp. News

NEW NEWS HACKING NEWS: As News Hounds has been reporting, the Murdoch Empire is still in deep doo doo as revelations in the phone hacking scandal continue to roil both sides of the ocean. Now comes word that News Corp. investors are demanding the removal/firing/dismissal/sacking/ouster/elimination/giving the boot to Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch, son of Rupert and third in line at the beleaguered media conglomeration. According to The Guardian a shareholders’ group has delivered a letter to the Board of Directors which reads, in part, “We question James Murdoch's suitability as a senior executive and potential successor to Rupert Murdoch. As a senior executive at News International it is unclear why he did not initiate in-depth inquiries at an earlier stage and why former colleagues now directly and publicly contradict his stated position that he was unaware that hacking extended beyond [Clive] Goodman [the News of the World's former royal editor].” And, it won’t get any better for the board or shareholders: Parliament plans to recall James and Rupert Murdoch for further questioning, but this time plans to place them both under oath.

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Reported by Aunty Em at 10:55 AM

September 15, 2011

Tell Congress And Rep. Issa: Hold Murdoch Accountable

Earlier this week, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, assured told Fox News host Bret Baier that he would not investigate allegations that Fox’s parent company News Corp. hacked into 9/11 victims’ phones and/or violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This, despite the requests of Democratic Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings along with other members of the Committee. Among Issa’s other excuses, he didn’t want to pick on any media. But Fox News has long worked in tandem with Issa so his refusal to investigate News Corp. comes as no surprise. That’s why public pressure is needed. Please join with us in supporting Free Press’ campaign to tell Congress: Hold Murdoch Accountable and sign a letter to Issa.

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Reported by Ellen at 8:58 PM

August 30, 2011

Gawker: Bill O'Reilly Tried To Get His Wife's Cop/Paramour Investigated By The Cops

Here's some sizzling summer scintillation care of Gawker, Bill O'Reilly and Fox News. You may recall that in June we posted about Gawker's investigation into Mrs. Bill O'Reilly's purchase of a house in her own name, suggesting that she and Mr. Bill were separated. Gawker has continued its investigation and is now reporting that not only has the couple indeed separated but that O'Reilly pulled strings to have the Nassau County Police Department investigate the detective thought to be having an affair with the Mrs.

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Reported by Ellen at 3:32 PM
Hannity Interviews Blagojevich, reported by Ellen,
Finally, Bush is a uniter, reported by Chrish,
Excusing Paul Bremer, reported by Janie,