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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:06 AM
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TELL The Department of Justice To INVESTIGATE Rupert Murdoch NOW



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"...Allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation bribed police officers and tapped phones, both abroad and potentially in the U.S., may violate U.S. law. We are sending the letter below to Attorney General Eric Holder and SEC Chair Mary L. Schapiro demanding a full and immediate investigation into any potential illegal acts by News Corporation and their subsidiaries.



Attorney General Holder:

We are writing to express our concerns of potential corrupt practices by News Corporation. Specifically, there are credible reports that News Corp subsidiaries bribed police offers to obtain information about former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and others. Further, there are reports that News Corp subsidiaries hacked into voicemails of politicians, celebrities and murder victims. Some of this activity may have even occurred on U.S. soil. Although initial reports focused on the UK paper News of the World, recent reports suggest that this disturbing conduct extended to several other News Corp properties.


Given the seriousness of these allegations, we ask that you immediately begin an investigation of all entities controlled by News Corp, including domestic subsidiaries such as Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.


The purpose of the investigation should be to determine whether any conduct by News Corp, domestically or abroad, violated The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq.), the Electronic Privacy Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2510-2522) or any other applicable U.S. laws.


cc: SEC Chair, Mary L. Schapiro





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http://thinkprogress.org/murdoch-petition


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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:10 AM
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1. I think Senator Kerry would be a better choice
He heads the Senate committee that could investigate and hold hearings on this.

Holder just might put you on a no fly list.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:11 AM
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2. DUPE
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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:12 AM
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4. Thanks.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:12 AM
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3. Anyone seen St Rudy of 9/11?
Someone should shove a mike in front of him
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CrossChris Donating Member (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:57 AM
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5. They can't investigate a body that outranks them.
It's scary to imagine how intertwined with our government FOX News became over the last decade +.
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Dept of Beer Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 11:05 AM
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6. I'm not sure they have the time to unless he was caught smoking pot in the USA.
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