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British PM Cameron Refuses to Apologize for Murdoch Scandal, But Acknowledges BSkyB Takeover Talks; Murdoch Empire “Pummeled” by Phone-Hacking Scandal Exposed by Guardian Journalist Nick Davies; After Thwarting Flotilla, Israeli Navy Seizes Lone Gaza-Bound Ship that Eluded Greek Authorities; Israel Draws International Criticism For Sweeping Anti-Boycott Law. Today’s Headlines * U.N. Issues Urgent Appeal … Continued
British PM David Cameron, Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Face U.K. Parliament on Phone Hacking Scandal; Murdoch’s Denials Are Tough to Believe, Former Wall Street Journal Reporter Sarah Ellison Says; Pakistani Journalist Shehrbano Taseer on Murder of Her Father, Salmaan Taseer, & Confronting Militancy in Pakistan. Today’s Headlines * U.N. Declares Famine in Southern Somalia … Continued
Whistleblower in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal Found Dead; Weakening of Media Consolidation Rules Helped Murdoch Build U.S. Media Empire; NYC Schools Approve $2.7 Million Deal with Murdoch-Linked Firm to Track Student Performance; Ralph Nader: Obama Is a “Political Coward” For Not Picking Elizabeth Warren to Head Consumer Bureau; Ralph Nader’s Solution to Debt Crisis: End Corporate … Continued
A British Spring? Phone-Hacking Scandal Threatens Murdoch Media Empire and British Government; As Nelson Mandela Turns 93, A Discussion With Anti-Apartheid Freedom Fighter Ronnie Kasrils. Today’s Headlines * British PM Cameron to Hold Emergency Session in Growing Phone-Hacking Scandal * Senior Adviser to Afghan President Assassinated * U.S. Joins 31 Other Nations to Recognize … Continued
Dr. Paul Farmer on Haiti After the Earthquake: “How Can We Do a Better Job of Cleaning Up This Mess?”; Dr. Paul Farmer on How U.S.-Backed Destabilization Undermines Haitian Democracy — and Public Health; Dr. Paul Farmer on Bill Clinton’s Apology for Devastating Haitian Rice Farming: “A Great Relief”; Dr. Paul Farmer Responds to New … Continued
Jeremy Scahill Reveals CIA Facility, Prison in Somalia as U.S. Expands Covert Ops in Stricken Nation; Famine in Somalia, Horn of Africa Described as “Worst Humanitarian Disaster in the World”; Red Cross Provided with Location of Secret Somali Prison Used by CIA; “The Murdoch Empire Could Be Undone”: British Phone Hacking Scandal May Prompt U.S. … Continued
Debt Lock: Will Obama Make Cuts to Social Security and Medicare?; A Debate on Human Rights Watch’s Call For Bush Administration Officials Be Tried For Torture; Clinton Foundation Accused of Sending Haiti Shoddy Trailers Found Toxic After Katrina. Today’s Headlines * Brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Assassinated in Kandahar * Multiple U.S. Drone … Continued
