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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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What Happens To Rupert Murdoch And News Corporation After Brooks/Coulson Verdict?
Daily News reports the upside: A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp pleaded with British police and prosecutors not to file corporate charges in a phone-hacking scandal, arguing it would be “apocalyptic” for the company, according to a report. News Corp brass so feared prosecutors would hold the company liable for the phone-hacking mess, they ordered up an analysis that showed such a move would

This Guy Makes NYSED Commissioner John King Look Good
From Political Wire:"Pressure on the state's top school official to resign continued to mount Monday as more anonymous blog posts from John Huppenthal (R) emerged. Using an online alias, the superintendent of public instruction posted several comments on a conservative-leaning website calling for no Spanish language in the state," KTVK reports.Wrote Huppenthal: "We all need to stomp

Rupert Murdoch To Be Interviewed By Scotland Yard In Hacking Case
From the Daily News: Scotland Yard detectives plan to interview media mogul Rupert Murdoch about a phone-hacking scandal that led to one of his former top honchos being convicted Tuesday on criminal charges. Detectives have informed the 83-year-old Murdoch he’ll be grilled “under caution” — a warning given to suspects, according to The Guardian. The interview is expected to take place in Britain
Top Christie Aides In Constant Contact With Port Authority Chairman During GWB Closures
More evidence that the squeeze is being put on former Port Authority chairman David Samson to give up Chris Christie or die in jail:The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s former chairman maintained constant contact with top members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration during the week lanes to the George Washington Bridge were shut down, newly released phone records show.David Samson, w


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Perdido Street School: Chelsea Clinton Is As Full Of Shit As Her ParentsFrom The Daily News:Hillary Clinton insists she isn’t “well-off” and now daughter Chelsea, according to a recent interview, claims she couldn't care less about money.“I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldn’t,” she told Fast Company in an interview that ran in the magazine's May edit