Knives out against Murdoch

For Rupert Murdoch it’s contrition time. In a statement on Wednesday, the media mogul said behavior of staff at his British tabloid, the News of the World, had been “deplorable and unacceptable.” Police could expect full co-operation in their inquiries into the phone-hacking scandal that’s rocked his British operation, News International, and “important steps” had been taken to ensure that illegal practices were never repeated. A powerful player in British politics for more than 40 years, Murdoch knows that a recognition of wrongdoing is now vital.

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