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July 19, 2011

Rupert Murdoch to Testify Before British Parliament in Growing Phone Hacking Scandal 
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Medial mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son James Murdoch, and former News
International executive Rebekah Brooks are set to testify before the
British Parliament today as the phone hacking scandal engulfing the
Murdoch media empire continues to grow. Today marks the first time
Rupert Murdoch has faced questioning from British MPs in the 40 years he
has owned several of Britain's largest newspapers. Today's hearing began
with the questioning of two former senior police officials from Scotland
Yard. The unprecedented hearing comes a day after another shocking
development in the Murdoch scandal. A former reporter who helped blow
the whistle on the Murdoch-owned News of the World, was found dead at
his home. Police said the death of Sean Hoare was being treated as
"unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious." Hoare had been the
source for a New York Times story tying the phone hacking to former News
of the World editor Andy Coulson, who would later become director of
communications for British Prime Minister David Cameron.



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