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meow2u3

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Tue Apr 3, 2012, 01:59 PM Apr 2012

News Corp shareholders renew call for Rupert Murdoch to step down

Source: Guardian News

Shareholder activists have renewed their call for Rupert Murdoch to quit as chairman of News Corporation, as the company faces fresh turmoil with the resignation of his James Murdoch as chairman of its British pay-TV giant.

Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), which allied a massive vote against Rupert Murdoch, his sons and several of his appointed directors last year, calls for him to be replaced with an independent director.

In last year's vote, James Murdoch emerged as the least popular director with shareholders: 67% of the votes not controlled by the Murdoch family went against him.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/03/news-corp-shareholders-rupert-murdoch

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News Corp shareholders renew call for Rupert Murdoch to step down (Original Post) meow2u3 Apr 2012 OP
This reads like a piece in the onion. Trillo Apr 2012 #1

Trillo

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1. This reads like a piece in the onion.
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 10:04 PM
Apr 2012

"Christian Brothers Investment Services"?

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On second thought, it makes so much sense.

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