BREAKING Les Hinton, chief exec of Dow Jones, publisher of Wall Street Journal, has stepped down.

jefferson_dem

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BREAKING Les Hinton, chief exec of Dow Jones, publisher of Wall Street Journal, has stepped down.

http://twitter.com/#!/DRoseTimes/statuses/91961995305299968

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Horse with no Name

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:11 PM
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1. rats...the whole lot..abandoning ship n/t

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jefferson_dem

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:12 PM
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2. Rupert has to be getting awfully lonely in his little bunker...

Edited on Fri Jul-15-11 03:12 PM by jefferson_dem

The walls are closing in fast.

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aquart

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:16 PM
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7. He's still dealing with the arrest threat trauma.

Must have thought Parliament was Congress.

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Blue Owl

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:12 PM
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3. YESSSSSS!

This is turning into one of those Friday News Dumps where I may need to go home and crack open a cold one!

:bounce:

:toast:

:bounce:

:beer:

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malaise

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:14 PM
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4. Another one bites the dust

I'm lovin' it :rofl:

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spanone

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:14 PM
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5. k&r...

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aquart

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:15 PM
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6. I wonder what's in his golden parachute?

And he's HERE. Seems like they are trying to head off a US investigation. Fantastic. I was wondering if there was dirt to find over here.

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marmar

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:16 PM
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8. Step away from the fan, people. A nasty substance has hit it.

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spanone

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:17 PM
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9. BREAKING NEWS: Dow Jones CEO to quit amid Murdoch hacking scandal � Wall Street Journal

Edited on Fri Jul-15-11 03:20 PM by spanone

www.m$nbc.com

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Rex

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:18 PM
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10. You can run asshole, but you cannot hide from justice.

I won't insult vermin by calling these guys rats.

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gratuitous

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:18 PM
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11. Does it have to do with Murdoch?

Sorry, I don't have twitter, and rarely understand what's being communicated in its 140 characters. Is this in connection with Murdoch's difficulties, or is Hinton stepping down for other reasons? And, if so, does his family want to spend more time with him?

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Rex

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:20 PM
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12. The Rupert owns the WSJ so you can bet your ass they are related.

Now that I've given it some thought, I want to see the AP or Reuters backing up this claim before I will completely believe it to be true.

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elehhhhna

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:26 PM
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16. hinton spent 12 years in London as Ex Chair of Newscorp.

all in good time, my pretties!

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spanone

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:25 PM
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15. hinton was the head of 'news of the world' when the hackings took place

Edited on Fri Jul-15-11 03:26 PM by spanone

he's been with murdoch over FIFTY years

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spanone

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:21 PM
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13. the empire is crumbling....roger ailes next?????

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malaise

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:22 PM
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14. We can hope

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Tatiana

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:26 PM
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17. INTERESTING. Wonder if something is afoul at WSJ.....

I bet if the FBI digs, they are going to find some criminal activity.

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Kingofalldems

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:26 PM
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18. K and R for all the Steve Doocy fans

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Major Hogwash

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:41 PM
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19. Murdcoch's phone hacking scandal reaches across the pond!

You can't do what they did, but they did it anyway.
And now they've been caught.

Good.

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