When Rupert Murdoch faced inquisitors from a British Parliamentary committee on July 19, the public Murdoch was on display: monosyllabic, defiant, and unwilling to accept full responsibility for the corruption that has ensnarled his media empire. "A lot of people had different agendas in trying to build this hysteria," Murdoch said when asked who he blamed for News Corp.'s sizeable business setbacks in the U.K. due to the phone hacking scandal. "All our competitors in this country formally announced a consortium to try and stop us.
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