american properties. i m sure everything is being done to protect that compact with their viewers and readings. the apology tour is a bit difficult. i don t think it works. this has been so pervasive for so long. at least with murdoch s bridge holding. we ve heard yesterday reports that they ve been paying off people for years not only to get information from police but also settling lawsuits quietly behind the scenes. the equivalent of hush money. a lot will be said today at the parliament when mr. murdoch testifies or at least gives his account of what happened. the apology only does look bad, i think. they apologized in the text in their papers. but nicole is right, the credibility of their holdings in the uk is damaged and i don t see how it can be revealed. and ari is right as well, the goal is to keep this on the other side of the atlantic. the problem is, there are