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Cameron sinking with Murdoch ship?
by Daphne Liddle
THE CON-DEM coalition came under renewed pressure over the News International phone-hacking scandal when the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee delivered its verdict that Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to run a company and that the broadcasting industry watchdog, Ofcom, should consider revoking BSkyB’s broadcasting licence unless it banishes Murdoch from its boardroom.
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Syria prepares for general election
by our Arab Affairs correspondent
SYRIANS are preparing for the general election on 7th May under the new reform constitution piloted by the outgoing Baathist-led government. The 250 seats in the People’s Assembly will be contested by eight major electoral blocs, including the parties of the Baathist-led National Progressive Front that has governed the country for the past 40 years.
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