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Former Murdoch Editor Facing Criminal Charges In Hacking Scandal

Rebekah Brooks, last Friday in London. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption

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Former Murdoch Editor Facing Criminal Charges In Hacking Scandal

Rebekah Brooks allegedly tried to "pervert the course of justice" last year by seeking to cover up what had been going on at Murdoch's News of the World.

Philip Reeves reporting for the NPR Newscast

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News Corp.'s Murdoch Is 'Defiant'

Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks in London on July 10, 2011. Ian Nicholson/AP hide caption

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News Corp.'s Murdoch Is 'Defiant'

His News Corp. has handled the scandal over things done by its British tabloids "extremely well in every way possible," making just "minor mistakes," Murdoch tells one of his company's news outlets, The Wall Street Journal.

David Folkenflik speaks with Mary Louise Kelly

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