Letter Counters Hacking Avowals From News Corp.
Date: 16 August 2011
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
The disclosures threatened to push the scandal back to the forefront of public concern, raising questions for Rupert Murdoch and the British prime minister, David Cameron.
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Japanese Economy Signals Rebound From Earthquake
Date: 15 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A strong yen and economic uncertainty around the world could rob Japan of demand for its exports going forward.
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Lawyer Convicted of Tax Evasion Seeks New Trial
Date: 16 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Paul Daugerdas, a former lawyer at the defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist, and three other defendants convicted in a 10-year tax shelter scheme have asked a judge for a new trial.
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Espionage in the Government and Shenanigans at Work
Date: 16 August 2011
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
“The Hour,” a BBC America series starting on Wednesday, is a thriller that blends the Suez crisis in Britain with a more intimate look at sex, ambition and espionage in the workplace, around 1956.
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The New York Times/CBS News Poll, August 2011
Date: 16 August 2011
The results of a poll conducted in August, 2011.
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U.S. Stocks Return to Pre-Downgrade Level
Date: 15 August 2011
By Christine Hauser
Christine Hauser
Stocks rose on Wall Street, returning the market to where it was before the United States credit rating was downgraded.
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Letter Raises New Questions About Internal Inquiry at Tabloid
Date: 16 August 2011
By Robert Mackey
Robert Mackey
In a 2007 letter, a News of the World reporter complained that he should not have been fired for phone hacking because the “practice was widely discussed in the daily editorial conference, until explicit reference to it was banned by the editor.”
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Parliamentary Documents Released in Tabloid Hacking Case
Date: 16 August 2011
Documents from the Home Affairs Committee’s investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid. The documents include a letter from former royal correspondent Clive Goodman, who claims the practice was “widely discussed”in daily meetings and approved by senior editors.
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Market Ills Give CNBC a Bounce
Date: 15 August 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
CNBC — not its smaller rivals — seems to be gaining the most from interest in the downgrade of the United States debt rating and concern over European banks.
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Testimony Challenged in the Phone Hacking Scandal
Date: 16 August 2011
Documents released recently appeared to contradict News Corporation executives’ statements in July and previous claims about the phone hacking at The News of the World. On Tuesday, a letter written in 2007 by a former reporter, Clive Goodman, challenging his dismissal was released, with redactions, by lawmakers.
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