News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son James are now appearing before the British Parliament, to answer questions over the phone hacking scandal that has enveloped the media conglomerate for nearly two weeks. Later, Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News Corp.’s British newspaper operations who was editor of News of the World at the time the alleged hacking and police bribing occurred, will testify. John Burns, London bureau chief of The New York Times, has the latest from the hearings.
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