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Investors to vote against Murdochs at News Corp meeting

Rupert Murdoch's multi-million dollar campaign to win back the hearts and minds of News Corporation's independent investors suffered a new blow on Friday after another key shareholder group called for his eviction from its board.
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Occupy Wall Street Allies Picket Upper East Side Billionaires Rupert, Koch

A coalition of community groups allied with Occupy Wall Street transplanted their critique from downtown Manhattan to the Upper East Side on Tuesday, rallying in front of the stately apartment buildings of billionaires that included News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, Koch Industries vice president David Koch and New York Private Bank & Trust CEO president Howard Milstein.
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News Corp urges shareholders to re-elect board

News Corp urged shareholders to vote for the 15 directors up for election next week and said it vehemently disagrees with reports by corporate governance watchdogs like ISS, which have criticized the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company's practices.
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Roger Ailes says he'd be dead if he'd screwed it up

In commemoration of Fox News' 15th anniversary, Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of FNC's parent company News Corp., and Roger Ailes, President of the network, stopped by its morning show Fox & Friends on Monday.
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Murdochs should be kicked off News Corp board: ISS

Rupert Murdoch and his sons James and Lachlan should be kicked off the News Corp board along with 10 other directors when shareholders vote at this year's annual general meeting, a corporate governance watchdog said on Monday.
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Firm Urges Investors to Remove News Corp. Directors

Proxy Advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. has told shareholders of News Corporation that they should vote against six directors, including Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch's sons James and Lachlan, for re-election to the company board.
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New Hulu bids due, but sale probability wanes

Second-round bids for the streaming start-up Hulu are due this week, but a sale looks less and less likely as the owners debate demands for conditions around the bids, according to individuals knowledgeable about the auction.
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Why is News Corp. Buying Back Its Shares?

Still burdened by an ongoing phone-hacking scandal at its British subsidiaries, Rupert Murdoch's company is aggressively buying back shares in an effort to buttress its share price. Assuming the shares remain at about $17, one analyst estimates News Corp. will have repurchased almost $2.2 billion in shares by as early as Nov. 7.

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