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Daily View 2×2: 9 July 2009

By Alex Foster | Thu 9th July 2009 - 7:40 am

Happy Independence Day, Argentina! And happy birthday to Paul Merton and Tom Hanks.

Two big stories

Murdoch Papers hack phones
The Guardian has the story of Murdoch titles doing dodgy things with mobile phones – and it backfiring on them to the tune of at least £1m. There are clear links to current Conservative communications chief Andy Coulson.

There’s an awful lot of this story on the Guardian’s site – including an interview with hack victim Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes.

I hope this story has legs. This was shoddy journalism that should have serious consequences.

Darling’s banking reforms attacked
The FT looks …

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Posted in Daily View | Also tagged alistair darling, andy coulson, argentina, bill wiggin, paul merton, rupert murdoch, simon hughes and vince cable | 4 Comments

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