Joel I. Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, was in a tricky position, reports the New York Times. Three weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch asked Mr. Klein, now his trusted deputy, to oversee an investigation into the phone hacking scandal that has deeply wounded the News Corporation and its chairman, something Mr. Klein was eager to avoid.
“I am trying to get as far away from this as I can,” he lamented to a friend…