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July 14, 2011

U.S. Lawmakers Join Calls for News Corp. Probe 
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Rupert Murdoch is also facing mounting pressure in the United States
amidst allegations journalists at the his British newspaper, News of the
World, hacked into the voicemail of Americans killed in the World Trade
Center attack nearly a decade ago. On Wednesday, a number of Democratic
and Republican lawmakers joined calls for a Department of Justice probe.
At the White House, Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to weigh in on
the prospect of an investigation.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: "It's not on our radar in the
sense that we're having discussions about it. Everyone reads newspapers
and catches — catches news reports, so we're aware of it, but not
— it's not — it's not — you know, we — we have
some other issues we're dealing with. In terms of the Department of
Justice and the SEC, I would just refer you to them."



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