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Rupert Murdoch
Information about this person was last updated on Monday, May 13, 2013.
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No surprises for Obama, Romney so far
July 4, 2012 - October 4, 2012
George Entwistle: Lord Patten stands firm and promises BBC overhaul in wake of 'wretched crisis'
October 16, 2012 - November 12, 2012
Leveson Inquiry live: Jeremy Hunt gives evidence
May 24, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Cameron threat to veto Leveson
November 25, 2012 - November 30, 2012
Bob Diamond refuses to quit as Barclays chief after resignation of chairman over Libor interest rate fiddle
June 29, 2012 - July 15, 2012
Brooks charged over phone hacking 10:16 Former News International chief accused of perverting course of justice during police inquiry
May 14, 2012 - May 16, 2012
09:08 News Corp considering split
June 26, 2012 - June 29, 2012
Britain Prime Minister David Cameron testifies in media inquiry
June 11, 2012 - June 14, 2012
Andy Coulson charged with hacking Milly Dowler's phone
July 23, 2012 - July 25, 2012
Journalist William Rees-Mogg dies
December 29, 2012 - December 30, 2012
Tsunami warning for Hawaii after Canada quake
September 17, 2012 - October 16, 2012
This is big, people: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting divorced
July 2, 2012 - July 3, 2012
Outgoing BBC DG to become New York Times chief
August 15, 2012 - August 16, 2012
At least 70 dead after 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocks China's southwestern province of Sichuan
December 3, 2012 - February 1, 2013
Deal struck on press regulation
March 18, 2013 - March 19, 2013
Phone Hacking: Journalists Held In New Probe
February 8, 2013 - February 13, 2013
Rupert Murdoch's mother dies at 103
December 5, 2012 - December 6, 2012
Former News of the World editor held, accused of perjury
May 30, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Yahoo CEO quits over academic credentials
May 14, 2012 - May 15, 2012
UK tabloid prints naked Prince Harry pictures
August 24, 2012 - August 26, 2012
David Cameron: I want to get Britain on rise
October 10, 2012 - October 10, 2012
Britain dazzles world with Olympics spectacle
August 2, 2012 - August 2, 2012
Firing Line: Cameron’s reshuffle
September 4, 2012 - September 4, 2012
Inquiry slams BBC managers over Savile probe response
December 7, 2012 - December 7, 2012
Argentina presses claim to Falkland Islands, accusing UK of colonialism
January 5, 2013 - January 5, 2013
Egypt working to 'calm down' Israel and Hamas
November 19, 2012 - November 19, 2012
David Cameron refuses to introduce press laws as talks break down
March 17, 2013 - March 17, 2013
Hollande holds slender lead ahead of French poll
May 15, 2012 - May 15, 2012
Trinity Mirror shares slide on hacking claims
October 23, 2012 - October 23, 2012
Disgraced Chris Huhne jailed for speeding points
March 12, 2013 - March 12, 2013
Warren Buffett Twitter followers jump
May 2, 2013 - May 2, 2013
Facebook starts trading on Nasdaq
May 15, 2012 - May 15, 2012
Top Google executive appointed Yahoo CEO
July 17, 2012 - July 17, 2012
Kicking up a storm: Man United weather late Liverpool fightback to go 10 points clear
January 20, 2013 - January 20, 2013
Miliband in union pay freeze row
September 29, 2012 - September 29, 2012
Bachmann withdraws from US campaign
June 2, 2012 - June 2, 2012
Cameron apology over Hillsborough 17:05 Report finds police made 'strenuous attempts' to deflect blame for 1989 disaster onto innocent fans
September 12, 2012 - September 12, 2012
Economists say independent Scotland 'should keep pound'
February 8, 2013 - February 8, 2013
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advances to championship match with win over Del Potro at ATP finals
November 2, 2012 - November 2, 2012
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[-said]: I am more confident than ever of the long-term value the separation will unlock for the company and its shareholders,
bloomberg 09-MAY-13
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[-said]: We are on target to complete the proposed separation of our businesses near the end of our fiscal year,
thestandard 09-MAY-13
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[-wrote]: The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself. We are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred,
ABCnews 02-MAY-13
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[-announce]: draws upon the rich creative heritage of Twentieth Century Fox, while also speaking to the innovation and dynamism that must define each of our businesses through the 21st Century.
thenewage 17-APR-13
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[-said]: After much exploration, and valuable input from our executive team, we've chosen the name 21st Century Fox to take us into the future,
thenewage 17-APR-13
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[-wrote]: 21st Century Fox is a name that draws upon the rich creative heritage of Twentieth Century Fox, while also speaking to the innovation and dynamism that must define each of our businesses through the 21st century,
bloomberg 16-APR-13
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[-described]: And this idea, which is developing, is one that would have young people being exposed to her ideas and her values, and how potentially if she was starting again how those values would inform the challenges of the next 30 years.
guardian 14-APR-13
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[said:]: Mrs Thatcher understood that risk was a vital ingredient in a free enterprise society. She understood that such a society had to be led by a government with backbone.
huffingtonpost 10-APR-13
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[said:]: You may be right, don't know but considering. Perhaps halfway house with glamorous fashionistas.
ibtimes 09-APR-13
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[-told]: I think the way that they're talking about the 457 is pretty disgraceful and racist, but I'm a big one for encouraging immigration, I think that's the future,
HindustanTimes 02-APR-13
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[said:]: @Kazipooh page three so last century! You maybe right, don't know but considering. Perhaps halfway house with glamorous fashionistas.
rediff 02-APR-13
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[-wrote]: UK holy mess with Internet unworkably included,
news 21-MAR-13
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[-replied]: Seriously, we are all so over page 3 - it is so last century!
MaltaStar 08-MAR-13
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[replied:]: You maybe [sic] right, don't know but considering.
MaltaStar 08-MAR-13
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[-said]: The new News Corporation's strong balance sheet will provide the company with full financial flexibility to pursue its strategic agenda, which is to further develop and expand the power of its market-leading brands over a myriad of platforms,
channelnewsasia 08-MAR-13
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[-reported]: Emphatically, no,
irishsun 26-FEB-13
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[-said today]: There is some unfinished business there, but there are no immediate plans on that,
bloomberg 26-FEB-13
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[-wrote]: so last century
guardian 11-FEB-13
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[wrote:]: You maybe [sic] right, don't know but considering. Perhaps halfway house with glamorous fashionistas.
guardian 11-FEB-13
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[said:]: News Corp's fiscal second-quarter performance reflects our strong momentum. Double-digit gains in our cable and television businesses, along with improvements in our publishing segment, drove revenue and earnings growth even as we seized opportunities to invest in our core businesses for long-term and sustainable growth.
smh 07-FEB-13
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[said that:]: News Corporation's fiscal second quarter performance reflects our strong momentum. Double-digit gains in our Cable and Television businesses, along with improvements in our Publishing segment, drove revenue and earnings growth even as we seized opportunities to invest in our core businesses for long-term and sustainable growth.
ibtimes 07-FEB-13
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[said:]: I know it is fashionable these days to dismiss publishing, especially newspapers. Elites in particular look down on the popular press, but within the UK, the Sun has 12 times the circulation of the Guardian and 27 times that of the Financial Times.
nzherald 06-JAN-13
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[said:]: I know it is fashionable these days to dismiss publishing, especially newspapers. Elites in particular look down on the popular press, but within the UK, The Sun has 12 times the circulation of The Guardian and 27 times that of the Financial Times.
independent 31-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: William Rees Mogg was a distinguished editor of the Times for 14 years, during which time he modernized the paper, reaching out to a younger readership with expanded coverage of news, sport and features,
taipeitimes 30-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: William Rees Mogg was a distinguished editor of The Times for 14 years, during which time he modernised the paper, reaching out to a younger readership with expanded coverage of news, sport and features,
timesofmalta 30-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: Washington staff as the scandal that led to Nixon's resignation in 1974 unfolded. The Times was bought by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp in January 1981, at which point Rees-Mogg, who had backed the Murdoch purchase, resigned to make way for one of Britain's most celebrated editors, Harold Evans, who became Reuters editor-at-large in 2011. The paper's website carried a tribute from Murdoch on Saturday. William Rees Mogg was a distinguished editor of the Times for 14 years, during which time he modernised the
news 29-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: William Rees Mogg was a distinguished editor of the Times for 14 years, during which time he modernised the paper, reaching out to a younger readership with expanded coverage of news, sport and features,
abs 29-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: Washington staff as the scandal that led to Nixon's resignation in 1974 unfolded. The Times was bought by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp in January 1981, at which point Rees-Mogg, who had backed the Murdoch purchase, resigned to make way for one of Britain's most celebrated editors, Harold Evans, who became Reuters editor-at-large in 2011. The paper's website carried a tribute from Murdoch on Saturday. William Rees Mogg was a distinguished editor of the Times for 14 years, during which time he modernized the
news 29-DEC-12
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[-pointed out that]: gripping film
rt 27-DEC-12
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[-stated]: However you came to know her, what you remember is her strength of character that defined Elisabeth Murdoch's life. For mum, love wasn't something soft or mushy. It was strong and reliable, something that brings you comfort and peace when you are lonely and troubled. When you have it, as we have it, you know you have the greatest comfort you will ever find in this life,
ibtimes 18-DEC-12
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[said:]: James has been a distinguished editor for The Times, attracting talented staff to the paper and leading it through difficult times. I have great respect for him as a colleague and friend, and truly hope we can work together again.
independent 12-DEC-12
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[said:]: James has been a distinguished editor for the Times, attracting talented staff to the paper and leading it through difficult times.
bbc 12-DEC-12
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[-said]: James has been a distinguished editor for The Times, attracting talented staff to the paper and leading it through difficult times,
news 12-DEC-12
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[says:]: James has been a distinguished editor and I truly hope we can work together again.
itv 12-DEC-12
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[-said]: We have lost the most wonderful mother but we are all grateful to have had her love and wisdom for so many years,
news_com_au 06-DEC-12
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[-said]: Throughout her life, our mother demonstrated the very best qualities of true public service,
globalpost 05-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: Many of you know that a belief in the power of the written word has been in my bones for my entire life,
radiovop 05-DEC-12
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[-said]: From the moment we made the decision to split the company, I could think of no one better suited to be CEO of our publishing company than Robert Thomson,
radiovop 05-DEC-12
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[says:]: we have lost the most wonderful mother
smh 05-DEC-12
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[said:]: We have lost the most wonderful mother but we are all grateful to have had her love and wisdom for so many years.
bbc 05-DEC-12
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[-said]: Under the editorial leadership of editor-in-chief Col Allan and the business and digital leadership of Jesse, I know The New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself. I want to thank all of the journalists, digital and business professionals for the hard work they put into The Daily ,
siliconrepublic 04-DEC-12
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[ said]: This is an incredibly exciting time, for me personally, and for our companies’ ambitious futures,
siliconrepublic 04-DEC-12
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[said:]: From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term. Therefore we will take the very best of what we have learned at The Daily and apply it to all our properties.
siliconrepublic 04-DEC-12
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[-added]: His decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own. I am sorry to see him leave us but I know he will be a great success wherever he goes,
finanznachrichten 03-DEC-12
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[-said]: From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation,
washtimes 03-DEC-12
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[said:]: For nearly 22 years it has been my pleasure to have Tom Mockridge as a colleague.
ruvr 03-DEC-12
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[said:]: For nearly 22 years, it has been my pleasure to have Tom Mockridge as a colleague.
independent 03-DEC-12
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[said that:]: new times demand new journalism.
npr 03-DEC-12
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[-said]: decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own,
rt 03-DEC-12
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[ said]: His decision to step down is absolutely and entirely his own,
ibtimes 03-DEC-12
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[said:]: For nearly 22 years, it has been my pleasure to have <name id=
irishsun 03-DEC-12
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[-wrote]: I have great news to report regarding the proposed separation of our company into two global leaders,
rt 03-DEC-12
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[-said that]: in keeping with the company's 60-year-heritage of bringing news to the world.
latimes 03-DEC-12
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[-noted that]: It began as I listened to my father's stories from his days as a war correspondent and, later, as a successful publisher. It deepened when, starting in grammar school, I rolled up my sleeves and worked alongside fellow students to publish school journals.
latimes 03-DEC-12
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[-said]: Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term,
ibtimes 03-DEC-12
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[-says]: We could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term
betanews 03-DEC-12
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[-says]: the New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself
betanews 03-DEC-12
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[-said]: For nearly 22 years, it has been my pleasure to have Tom Mockridge as a colleague,
channelnewsasia 03-DEC-12
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[said:]: sorry
independent 02-DEC-12
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[-had told]: .
smh 29-NOV-12
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[said:]: Mr Cameron might have thought stopping in Santorini might impress me. I don't know. Politicians go out of their way to impress people in the press.
guardian 28-NOV-12
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[declared:]: This is the most humble day of my life.
cnn 28-NOV-12
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Harman [ said]: We have a situation where [Murdoch] owns national newspapers accounting for 34% of total sales - it is too much,
irishsun 06-MAY-13
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Harman [said:]: I think the idea that the best women can hope for in 21st Century Britain is to appear in their knickers on Page 3 of a newspaper, it's absolutely ludicrously old fashioned, completely out of date and the idea that Rupert Murdoch is the one who decides how women are represented in this country, I think it is long overdue that it was ditched basically. Would you want your daughter to be on Page 3?
guardian 24-FEB-13
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Mockridge [said:]: We cannot, with due respect to Mr Dowler, no single individual can determine this, be it Mr Dowler, Mr Cameron, Rupert Murdoch, me or you. No single individual can determine such a fundamental issue as this.
guardian 28-NOV-12
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Richard Green [ wrote]: While Rupert Murdoch remains a die-hard supporter of newspapers, we believe he has come to accept the realities of the modern-day publishing business,
ibtimes 05-NOV-12
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Gillard [-said]: ''Mr Murdoch is entitled to his view
smh 19-OCT-12
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Richard Green [ says]: never anticipated it would happen while Rupert Murdoch is alive
dailytimesPK 27-SEP-12
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Hunt [added:]: We can agree with what someone like Mr Murdoch does or you can disagree with it.
irishtimes 26-AUG-12
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MacKenzie [-told]: A picture like that can’t have been published without Rupert Murdoch getting involved,
gulfnews 25-AUG-12
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MacKenzie [-told]: A picture like that can't have been published without Rupert Murdoch getting involved,
reuters 24-AUG-12
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Correa [-said]: We face up to (the likes of) Murdoch in the United Kingdom, who thought that they were above the law until a government came along to implement the law for all,
iol 22-AUG-12
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Watson [said:]: It’s hard not to draw the conclusion that Mr Murdoch is deserting his loyal staff, who are left to clean up the ruins after the wrongdoing that has been exposed.
sundaymail 26-JUL-12
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Mockridge [-said]: He (Murdoch) remains fully committed to our business as chairman of what will become the largest newspaper and digital group in the world,
aljazeera 22-JUL-12
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Campbell [-wrote]: Both TB and I felt it was prompted by Washington, and another example of their over-crude diplomacy. Murdoch was pushing all the Republican buttons, how the longer we waited the harder it got,
upi 16-JUN-12
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Campbell [-also mentioned]: Out of the blue comes this phone call, even a series of phone calls, from Rupert Murdoch. On one level [Murdoch] was trying to be supportive, saying I know this is a very difficult place, my papers are going to support you on this. Fine. But I think Tony did feel that there was something a bit crude about it. It was another very rightwing voice saying to him: look isn't it about time you got on with this? I think, as I recall Tony saying, he didn't think it was terribly clever.
guardian 15-JUN-12
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Campbell [-wrote]: [Tony Blair] took a call from Murdoch who was pressing on timings, saying how News International would support us, etc,
guardian 15-JUN-12
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Campbell [-wrote]: took a call from Murdoch who was pressing on timings, saying how News International would support us,
news 15-JUN-12
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Campbell [-wrote]: the Murdoch call was odd, not very clever,
dailystar 15-JUN-12
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Campbell [ wrote]: felt the Murdoch call was odd, not very clever,
news 15-JUN-12
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Brown [replied:]: Not someone like Mr Murdoch. I would always go through Downing Street because you would always want someone on the phone call. You would want to have a record of what was being said, and you would want to know exactly the time you did the call and everything else.
guardian 15-JUN-12
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Cameron [-said]: Of course all businesses have their interests and the rest of it, but in my dealings with Rupert Murdoch, most of the conversation has been about big international political issues,
latimes 14-JUN-12
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Cameron [-said today]: It was just an opportunity to try to get to know Rupert Murdoch better,
bloomberg 14-JUN-12
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Cameron [wrote:]: At the time I became leader of the Conservative party I did not have widespread support in the media. I wanted to meet media figures (not just Rupert Murdoch) to make sure the Conservative party got a fair hearing in the press.
guardian 14-JUN-12
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Bryant [said:]: Both [responses] are deliberate obfuscations and lies … The proof that those claims were untrue is that there was un-minuted contact when the secretary of state had control of the bid – twice on 20 January 2011, once on 21 January, three times on 3 March, three times on 13 March and once on 3 July. He could have corrected the record, but without Rupert Murdoch, we would never have known about it. That is the honest truth of this matter.
guardian 13-JUN-12
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Cameron [-said]: Was there some big deal, some big agreement between me and Rupert Murdoch or James Murdoch that, in return for the support for the Conservative Party , I would somehow help their business interests or allow this merger to go through? That is not true,
bloomberg 11-JUN-12
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Cameron [-said]: Was there some big deal, some big agreement between me and Rupert Murdoch or James Murdoch that, in return for the support for the Conservative Party, I would somehow help their business interests or allow this merger to go through? That is not true,
bloomberg 11-JUN-12
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Brown [-said that]: Rupert Murdoch stands behind his testimony.
news 11-JUN-12
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Brown [-said]: The idea that I was influenced in what I did by Mr Murdoch's views is faintly ridiculous,
deutschewelle 11-JUN-12
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Brown [-said]: Mr Murdoch is wrong to assert under oath that I rang him in late September 2009, or around then,
news 11-JUN-12
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Hunt [-said]: Cld we chat about Murdoch Sky bid? Am seriously worried we are going to screw this up,
reuters 31-MAY-12
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Blair [-said]: We would never have given assurances to Mr Murdoch or anybody else that we were not going to change policy without seeking their permission.
nzherald 29-MAY-12
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Blair [said:]: I know Rupert Murdoch and his family far better today than I did when I was Prime Minister. I would never have become godfather to their child on the basis of my relationship in government where meetings with Rupert Murdoch tended to be very much politics-oriented and I knew the rest of the family only a little at that time.
belfasttelegraph 29-MAY-12
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Clegg [-said]: Almost the entire political class competed to bow and scrape in front of Rupert Murdoch. The whole thing was rotten, and it inevitably came crashing down,
news 29-MAY-12
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Blair [-said]: I don't know a policy that we changed as a result of Rupert Murdoch,
deutschewelle 28-MAY-12
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Blair [-said]: Actually we decided more stuff against the Murdoch interest than in favor of it,
cnn 28-MAY-12
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Blair [-said]: There's a view of Rupert Murdoch that he simply backs the winner,
upi 28-MAY-12
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Blair [said:]: I know Rupert Murdoch and his family far better today than I did when I was Prime Minister.
independent 28-MAY-12
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Cameron [-said]: Some people are saying there was some great conspiracy between me and Rupert Murdoch to do some big deal to back them in return for support,
news 25-MAY-12
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Tessa Jowell [-tells]: said no deal with Rupert Murdoch
irishsun 21-MAY-12
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Straw [-said]: The perception I have got is that Mr Murdoch is enjoying the fact that he has been willing to play with political leaders in the way that the senior executives of the other papers have not,
kenyalondonnews 16-MAY-12
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Campbell [said:]: Most of the media were upset about what we were doing and Murdoch's titles were in favour of what we were doing.
ibtimes 14-MAY-12
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Campbell [said:]: Most of the media were upset about what we were doing and Murdoch's titles were in favour of what we were doing. Follow us
ibtimes 14-MAY-12
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Campbell [said:]: I think it is a combination of Rupert Murdoch trying to find out what is going on and also probably saying, 'You know, we're going to support you on this’.
telegraph 14-MAY-12
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