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Rupert Murdoch Mourns Mother’s Passing

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Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, who lived to 103, cheekily called Rupert “that wretched boy of mine” and once warned him against purchasing News of the World. Her death comes on the heels of a particularly tumultuous month for the media mogul, says Michael Moynihan.

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