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Home Front: Politix
News Corp hits back at critical US candidate
2007-08-06
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is fighting back against Democratic US presidential candidate John Edwards and his criticism of the media empire, pointing out that the 2004 vice-presidential nominee was paid $US500,000 ($A580,000) by one of its companies.

HarperCollins, which is owned by News Corp, paid Edwards that amount as an advance for his book, Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives. The Edwards campaign said the money was donated to charity and that another $US300,000 ($A350,000) for expenses was used to pay researchers and other costs to write the book.

The figures were reported by the Murdoch-owned New York Post today, a day after Edwards challenged his rivals to return political donations from News Corp executives. Edwards said the Fox News Channel, owned by News Corp, has a right-wing bias and "the time has come for Democrats to stop pretending to be friends with the very people who demonise the Democratic Party".
Posted by:Fred

#5  How on earth can you have $300,000 in expenses on what is essentially an autobiography??

No doubt, it's payment to the author. You can't expect someone as wealthy and important as Edwards to spend time actually writing his own autobiography.
Posted by: DMFD   2007-08-06 22:50  

#4  So much for the Edward's "poverty tour." Short-lived or still-born.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-08-06 18:55  

#3  How on earth can you have $300,000 in expenses on what is essentially an autobiography?? Did he have to do research?
Posted by: Steve White   2007-08-06 18:39  

#2  I bet Edward's haircut costs more than rich, evil Murdoch's haircut.

Al
Posted by: Frozen Al   2007-08-06 17:16  

#1  Edwards claimed $333,334 in royalties from last year's release of the book, according to media accounts. The campaign said last night that those funds were part of the advance. He says he gave that amount to charity, which would also provide tax benefits for Edwards. "We're more than happy to give even more of Murdoch's money to Habitat for Humanity and other good causes," spokesman Eric Schultz told The Post yesterday.

Murdoch! That rich...evil...bastard! Ya don't see him worried about the Two Americas! No sireeee!
Posted by: tu3031   2007-08-06 15:53  

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