As the phone hacking crisis threatens to engulf Rupert Murdoch's global empire, we take a look back at how it all began and his history of rubbing shoulders with political power-brokers.
Slideshow: The Rise Of Rupert Murdoch's Empire
As the phone hacking crisis threatens to engulf Rupert Murdoch's global empire, we take a look back at how it all began and his history of rubbing shoulders with political power-brokers.