Fall of Rupert Murdoch

February 28, 2012

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Sam with all the latest breaking stories.  Topping the list, the decline of Rupert Murdoch. Use this post as today’s thread.  Click thru for links and show updates

“Ruppie” calls in to the show and throws his son under the bus!  Sam details the shenanigans going on at The Sun and why it may send Murdoch to jail.  And a young cub journalist working the Chastity Beat for the Majority Report calls Senator Santorum’s office looking for sluts.  California’s AG Kamala Harris increases pressure on regulator DeMarco to get Fannie & Freddie to cut principal on loans in her state.  And in the better half, spying on Muslims, the NYPD’s attempt to bury its activity.   The revival of Random Rush and more!  Your calls and IMs.

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