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Political Factoid
Ruppurt Murdoch's News Corp, owner
of The Sun and The Times, one of
Britain's biggest-selling newspapers,
as well as owner of Fox News,
and numerous other media companies,*
... has admitted it was responsible for
hacking into the phones of high-profile
people, eavesdropping on their voicemails.
- Critics say the News Corp tabloid routinely got its
sensational scoops by breaking the law.
- Police reported finding nearly 3,000 cell phone
numbers while investigating the phone hacking.
- Critics claim that hundreds or even thousands of
people were targeted by scandal-hungry reporters.
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News Corp. was recently given the green light
by the British government to take full control
of British satellite pay-TV group BSkyB.
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