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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud, No. 26 on Forbes' list of the world's richest people, received a $26 million loan from an arm of the World Bank for a luxury hotel in Ghana and Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont Democrat, wants to know why it was approved. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Charlie Sheen will have a financial stake and a measure of creative control of "Anger Management," the new TV series he will also star in. The show is based on the movie of the same name that starred Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. The show will be shopped to broadcast and cable networks.

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Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, says Congress should join an FBI investigation into whether News Corp. engaged in illegal activities in the United States.

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Rebekah Brooks, former British CEO of News Corp., was arrested in London and is being questioned about suspected phone hacking and corruption activities. (Associated Press)

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A newspaper is opened to show the advertisement apology for News International and photographed at a news vendor in central London, Saturday, July 16, 2011. News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch signed the company advert titled "We are sorry," which is published in British national newspapers Saturday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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** FILE ** Les Hinton, then chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., is pictured in 2008 in his New York office. (Associated Press, File)

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**FILE** Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, is driven away from offices of News International in London, on July 7, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Media baron Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks, then News International chief executive, are pictured on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Ms. Brooks resigned from the company on Friday. (AP Photo/ Ian Nicholson/PA)

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** FILE ** Borders Group teetered on the brink of liquidation Thursday, July 14, 2011, after an offer from a private-equity investor disintegrated. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 14, 2011, before the Senate Banking Committee to deliver the semiannual Monetary Policy Report. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch arrives at his residence in central London on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch arrives home in London on Wednesday, the day it was announced that his company dropped its bid to buy controlling interest in British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB).

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke prepares to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. In his semiannual report to the panel, Mr. Bernanke said the Fed would provide additional stimulus to the economy if the current lull persists. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, told The Washington Times on Tuesday that oil and natural gas companies could create millions more jobs if allowed to drill domestically. Another plus would be the generation of billions of tax dollars, he said. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Under a new pricing policy, Netflix customers will have to buy separate plans if they want to rent DVDs by mail and watch video on the Internet. Subscribers will be paying as much as 60 percent more as a result. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A group of committed AIDS activists and advocates spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) protested Gilead Sciences outside its Foster City headquarters earlier today over Gilead's pricing and policies on its HIV/AIDS medications. (Photo: Business Wire)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has withdrawn a security contract with the District, currently held by U.S. Security Associates, citing D.C. Council concerns about employment practices. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Craig Huey, the tea-party-backed Republican candidate in a special election for a U.S. House seat, talks with staff at Creative Direct Marketing Group in Torrance, Calif., in May 2011. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Steve McCrank)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS 'GREAT MOMENT': Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that the administration wants "the biggest deal possible" on debt reduction.

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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., shown with chief executive Rebekah Brooks, has traveled to London in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that has shaken his media empire. A pending deal to acquire full control of British Sky Broadcasting is threatened. (Associated Press)