\n“I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project,” said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. “We are sorry for any pain that his has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It’s not often I find myself in agreement with Rupert Murdoch, but, yeah, “ill-considered” is a delightfully understated description here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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