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Lord Browne, Lord Browne
You were caught
with the trousers down

News today.............
Lord Browne tendered his resignation after the lifting by
the UK courts of a legal injunction preventing a newspaper
group from publishing details of hisprivate life.

Lord Browne said: "In my 41 years with BP I have kept my
private life separate from my business life.
I have always regarded my sexuality as a personal matter,
to be kept private. It is a matter of deep disappointment
that a newspaper group has now decided that allegations
about my personal life should be made public

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- News Corp. Tuesday made an unsolicited $5 billion takeover bid for Dow Jones & Co. - an offer that could prove tough for the Bancroft family that controls the publisher of The Wall Street Journal to turn down, analysts said.

Dow Jones (Charts) released a statement Tuesday morning saying that News Corp (Charts, Fortune 500)., Rupert Murdoch's media empire that includes The New York Post, the Fox TV and movie business, and MySpace, has offered $60 a share for Dow Jones, a 65 percent premium to Dow Jones' closing price as of April 30.

News Corp. bids $5B for Dow Jones