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WSJ Head Les Hinton Resigns Over Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal

07/15/2011 2:18 pm 0 comments

Source: The Huffington Post

Les Hinton, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, is resigning, the paper reports. With the resignation, Hinton becomes the latest victim of the phone hacking scandal.

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