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murdoch scandal phone hacking

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is facing British lawmakers today over the huge phone hacking scandal at News Corp. Several journalists have resigned and ten people have been arrested. Murdoch's son, James, may be forced out. Arrested, questioned for nine-hours and then released, Rebekah Brooks could play a key role in the investigations into the phone-hacking scandal. The paper says that police are treating the death of Sean Hoare as "unexplained" but "not suspicious," suggesting that it may have been a suicide. Hoare made his charges against Coulson, who went on to become Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman, to The New York Times last year for a magazine story about the phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper. He was quoted as saying that Coulson “actively encouraged me" to hack into other people's cell phone messages.This is not to say American journalists don’t play the angles from time to time. Reporters, this writer included, have...

Casey Anthony Release

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was spending her last hours in jail Saturday night preparing for an uncertain future after nearly three years behind bars. Orange County Jail officials planned to release Anthony some time Sunday under circumstances they refused to disclose. Anthony, 25, will be released from the Orange County Jail sometime after midnight. Barriers have already been put in place around the facility to keep the public away. journalists are awaiting the release of Casey Anthony. The feed might come and go. Is it true 3 journalists (including a videojournalist) are covering her release? It’s thought that Anthony will be whisked away to a safe house after her weekend release, for an undisclosed period of time. After that, authorities indicate, “tot mom” is on her own in the general public. In case the reaction to Mr. Casey Anthony and Ms. Blackwell haven't clued her in, the hate is very real in America right now. And Baez has shot down rumors that she was headed to his ...