Rupert Murdoch

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ASSOCIATED PRESS News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch arrives home in London on Wednesday, the day it was announced that his company dropped its bid to buy controlling interest in British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB).

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Illustration: Rupert Murdoch

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**FILE** Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp. (Associated Press)

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James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, holds a leadership position in his father's media group as chairman of News International. (Associated Press)

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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., shown with chief executive Rebekah Brooks, has traveled to London in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that has shaken his media empire. A pending deal to acquire full control of British Sky Broadcasting is threatened. (Associated Press)

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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch reads the last edition of Britain's News of the World tabloid as he arrives at the offices of his U.K. newspaper division in this image taken from television on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Mr. Murdoch arrived in Britain to face the growing phone-hacking scandal that prompted the paper's closure. (AP Photo/Pool)