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"I believe a [
Rupert] Murdoch takeover of our last independent national newspaper would be a disaster for the trustworthy reporting on which our civic life depends. ... Throughout his career, Murdoch has used his newspapers and broadcasting properties in a broadly unprofessional way -- as political muscle to advance his commercial interests."
More from Raines:* "Murdoch will spend whatever it takes to undermine the Times' standing as America's leading general-interest newspaper."
* "There is no more important question in American journalism than the future of the Times, and I don't think the newspaper or the journalistic profession is taking Murdoch in particular or the takeover issue in general seriously enough."
