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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Buffeted by scandal itself, CalPERS denounces News Corp.

July 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
The reporters at the News of the World hacked cell phones to get tabloid scoops, and CalPERS is appalled. In a statement last week quoted by many financial news outlets, Anne Simpson, the state pension fund’s corporate governance chief, denounced the “corruption of the governance... + read more
Rupert Murdoch speaks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2009 in Davos, Switzerland.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

News Corp. regular donor to California politicians

August 25, 2010, 12:05 AM
Though it may have been unique in size, the controversial $1 million campaign contribution made this summer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to the Republican Governors Association should come as no surprise here in the Golden State: The company best known for running the right-leaning Fox News... + read more
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