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Andy Coulson, Rebekah Brooks, ex-confidants of U.K. PM Cameron, charged with trying to bribe officia | Essentials

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Andy Coulson, Rebekah Brooks, ex-confidants of U.K. PM Cameron, charged with trying to bribe officia

The Sun's take on the News Of The World being closed: World's End
The Sun's take on the News Of The World being closed: World's End by Ben Sutherland
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LONDON Two former confidants of Britain's prime minister have been charged with conspiring to pay public officials in exchange for stories and information — the latest development in the country's establishment-shaking scandal over media malfeasance. Britain's Crown Prosecution Services said Tuesday that former tabloid editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks were among five people being charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said that Brooks, a neighbor, close friend, and political ally of Prime Minister David Cameron, conspired with journalist John Kay to funnel as much as 100,000 pounds to Ministry of Defense employee Bettina Jordan Barber in return for a steady stream of stories that were published in Murdoch's The Sun newspaper.

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