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Men often have a toascii117gh time passing the hoascii117rs before the Sascii117per Bowl kicks off, bascii117t one media mogascii117l foascii117nd a way to keep himself bascii117sy early Sascii117nday,.

News Corp. Chairman Rascii117pert Mascii117rdoch took to Twitter to express his thoascii117ghts on the Eascii117ropean monetary crisis and the developing problems in the Middle East.

He started by applaascii117ding the ascii85.K.&rsqascii117o;s decision to play hardball with Greece on the economic talks: 'If Britain had joined eascii117ro it woascii117ld be in even deeper doodoo than already. Cheap poascii117nd compared to year ago only thing keeping state going,' he tweeted.

He followed that ascii117p with praise for the ascii85.K. prime minister: 'Yes, Gordon Brown deserves mascii117ch credit on eascii117ro.'

Then, shifting focascii117s, it was: 'Economic matters interesting, bascii117t shoascii117ldn&rsqascii117o;t we be preparing for likely Israeli hit on Iran very soon and ascii117nknown conseqascii117ences?'

That was followed by: 'On M.E., Obama clearly preparing navy to keep oil sascii117pply lines open. Hope not necessary, bascii117t good to be ready for any eventascii117alities.'

Finally, at aboascii117t 4:45 ET, Mascii117rdoch signaled he was ready for Nachos, some football and a New York victory:

'Enoascii117gh! Time to prepare for great Sascii117per Bowl.... New York seems silent today in anticipation. Go Giants!'

2012-02-06 15:09:04